Burlington Stores (BURL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It operates stores under the Burlington Stores, and Cohoes Fashions brand names in Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Burlington Stores, Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Burlington, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $278.26 to $282.76
• 50-Day Range: $222.79 to $288.15
• 52-Week Range: $212.92 to $298.89
• Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.39
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $318.92
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Burlington Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burlington Stores scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 213 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: Buy

Consensus Rating

Burlington Stores has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 13 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Burlington Stores has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.77%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Burlington Stores are expected to grow by 16.77% in the coming year, from $7.93 to $9.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Burlington Stores is 34.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.62.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burlington Stores is 34.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 28.06.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Burlington Stores has a PEG Ratio of 2.44. 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 12.98. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.74% 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 2.8, 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 12.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.16

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.74% 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 2.8, 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 12.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Burlington Stores has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.96 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for Burlington Stores this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for BURL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Burlington Stores to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 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 $208,014.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.10% of the stock of Burlington Stores is held by insiders.

BURL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BURL shares performed this year?

Burlington Stores' stock was trading at $285.06 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BURL shares have decreased by 1.7% and is now trading at $280.2750.

How were Burlington Stores' earnings last quarter?

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 29th. The company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.17. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Burlington Stores have any subsidiaries?

Burlington Stores subsidiaries include 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.

Who are Burlington Stores' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Burlington Stores include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.38%), State Street Corp (3.42%), SRS Investment Management LLC (2.33%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.86%). Insiders that own company stock include Jennifer Vecchio, Travis Marquette, William P Mcnamara, Paul Sullivan, Jeffrey Laub 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: 5/29/2025
• Today: 8/27/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

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: 77,532
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Burlington Stores: $318.92
• High Price Target: $390.00
• Low Price Target: $269.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.42
• P/E Growth: 2.44
• Net Income: $503.64 million
• Net Margins: 4.88%
• Pretax Margin: 6.48%
• Return on Equity: 44.03%
• Return on Assets: 6.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.21
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.67
• Cash Flow: $13.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.26
• Book Value: $21.59 per share
• Price / Book: 13.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,090,000
• Free Float: 62,393,000
• Market Cap: $17.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.69