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: $262.99 to $271.18
• 50-Day Range: $273.25 to $372.27
• 52-Week Range: $240.49 to $378.33
• Volume: 171,281 shs
• Average Volume: 837,730 shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.48
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $367.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Burlington Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burlington Stores scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 94th out of 487 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Burlington Stores has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.68, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Burlington Stores has a consensus price target of $367.56, representing about 34.5% upside from its current price of $273.25.

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: 4.74%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Burlington Stores are expected to grow by 4.74% in the coming year, from $13.28 to $13.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Burlington Stores is 24.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burlington Stores is 24.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 47.01.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Burlington Stores has a PEG Ratio of 1.29. 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 9.51. 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

3.50% 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 3.02, 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 19.85%, 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Burlington Stores has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 49 news articles for Burlington Stores this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for BURL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 460% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 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 $10,280,271.00 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/27/2026
• Today: 8/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel 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: $367.56
• High Price Target: $440.00
• Low Price Target: $310.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +39.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.68
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.83
• P/E Growth: 1.29
• Net Income: $610.15 million
• Net Margins: 5.85%
• Pretax Margin: 7.70%
• Return on Equity: 41.72%
• Return on Assets: 7.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.95
• Current Ratio: 1.17
• Quick Ratio: 0.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.43
• Cash Flow: $16.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.41
• Book Value: $28.72 per share
• Price / Book: 9.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,810,000
• Free Float: 61,998,000
• Market Cap: $16.54 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.44