Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL Shares Purchased by Aberdeen Group plc

Key Points

• Aberdeen Group plc increased its stake in Burlington Stores, Inc. by 6.5% in Q2, owning 41,864 shares valued at approximately $9.74 million.
• Analysts have raised their target prices for Burlington Shares, with Bank of America increasing it to $363.00 and Telsey Advisory Group upgrading to $350.00, with the stock maintaining a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."
• Burlington Stores reported $1.59 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding expectations, and projects a Q3 2025 EPS guidance of 1.5-1.600.

Aberdeen Group plc boosted its holdings in Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL - Free Report) by 6.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,864 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,540 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc owned 0.07% of Burlington Stores worth $9,739,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BURL. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in Burlington Stores by 19.8% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 514 shares of the company's stock valued at $123,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management purchased a new position in Burlington Stores in the 1st quarter valued at about $234,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its holdings in Burlington Stores by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 7,360 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,754,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Burlington Stores by 35.9% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 352 shares of the company's stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Retirement Systems purchased a new position in Burlington Stores in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,032,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $317.00 to $316.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $350.00 target price (up from $300.00) on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $299.00 to $336.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $350.00 to $363.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $344.29.

Insider Transactions at Burlington Stores

In related news, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 1,123 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.25, for a total transaction of $315,843.75. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 2,389 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $671,906.25. This represents a 31.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Burlington Stores Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of BURL stock opened at $278.70 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $17.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.90, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.74. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 1-year low of $212.92 and a 1-year high of $309.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $273.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $254.89.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.32. The firm had revenue of $2.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 4.96% and a return on equity of 42.74%. The company's revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.24 EPS. Burlington Stores has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.5-1.600 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 9.190-9.590 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 7.93 EPS for the current year.

Burlington Stores Profile

Burlington Stores, Inc operates as a retailer of branded merchandise in the United States. The company provides fashion-focused merchandise, including women's ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, footwear, accessories, toys, gifts, and coats, as well as baby, home, and beauty products.

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