Burlington Stores (BURL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Burlington Stores, Inc. is an American off-price retailer that sells apparel and home goods at discounted prices. The company’s merchandise assortment includes clothing for women, men and children, plus baby products, footwear, accessories, beauty items, toys and home décor. Burlington’s merchandising strategy focuses on offering branded and private-label goods at lower prices than traditional department stores by sourcing excess inventory, closeouts and opportunistic buys from manufacturers and other retailers.

The business traces its roots to the Burlington Coat Factory name established in the early 1970s and has since evolved into a broader off-price retailer that carries a wide range of seasonal and everyday merchandise. Over time the company expanded beyond outerwear into general apparel and home categories and reorganized under the Burlington Stores banner to reflect that broader product mix and national footprint.

Burlington operates stores across the United States and in U.S. territories, serving a primarily domestic customer base through a network of physical locations. The company emphasizes value-oriented merchandising, rapid inventory turnover and an in-store shopping experience that highlights new finds and brand-name bargains. Burlington is publicly traded and governed by an executive management team and board of directors responsible for its strategic and operational direction.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $311.11 to $318.13
• 50-Day Range: $292.75 to $348.45
• 52-Week Range: $218.52 to $351.85
• Volume: 468,522 shs
• Average Volume: 775,650 shs
• Market Capitalization: $19.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.82
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $355.44
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Burlington Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burlington Stores scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 64th out of 195 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Burlington Stores has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Burlington Stores has a consensus price target of $355.44, representing about 13.8% upside from its current price of $312.47.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Burlington Stores has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Burlington Stores are expected to grow by 16.59% in the coming year, from $11.27 to $13.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Burlington Stores is 32.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burlington Stores is 32.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 18.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Burlington Stores has a PEG Ratio of 1.93. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Burlington Stores has a P/B Ratio of 10.88. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.36% of the float of Burlington Stores has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Burlington Stores has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.92, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burlington Stores has recently decreased by 3.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Burlington Stores does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Burlington Stores does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Burlington Stores has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Burlington Stores this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for BURL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Burlington Stores to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Burlington Stores insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,232,012.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.30% of the stock of Burlington Stores is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Burlington Stores has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

BURL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BURL shares performed this year?

Burlington Stores' stock was trading at $288.90 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, BURL stock has increased by 8.2% and is now trading at $312.4680.

How were Burlington Stores' earnings last quarter?

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 5th. The company reported $4.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.70 by $0.29. The business's revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Burlington Stores have any subsidiaries?

Burlington Stores subsidiaries include these companies: BCF Cards, BCF Florence Urban Renewal, BCF Florence Urban Renewal L.L.C., Burlington Coat Factory Direct Corporation, Burlington Coat Factory Holdings, Burlington Coat Factory Holdings LLC, Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings, and more.

When did Burlington Stores IPO?

Burlington Stores (BURL) raised $200 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, October 2nd 2013. The company issued 13,333,333 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share.

Who are Burlington Stores' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Burlington Stores include Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (0.55%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (0.49%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.22%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Jennifer Vecchio, Travis Marquette, Paul Sullivan and Stephen Ferroni.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Burlington Stores?

Shares of BURL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Burlington Stores own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Burlington Stores investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/05/2026
• Today: 5/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - DISCOUNT
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BURL
• CIK: 1579298
• Web: www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com
• Phone: (609) 387-7800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 83,309
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Burlington Stores: $355.44
• High Price Target: $430.00
• Low Price Target: $305.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.73
• P/E Growth: 1.93
• Net Income: $610.15 million
• Net Margins: 5.28%
• Pretax Margin: 7.06%
• Return on Equity: 41.37%
• Return on Assets: 6.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.11
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.70
• Cash Flow: $16.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.12
• Book Value: $28.72 per share
• Price / Book: 10.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,830,000
• Free Float: 62,013,000
• Market Cap: $19.63 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.48