Burlington Stores (BURL) Competitors $268.32 +4.53 (+1.72%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$268.18 -0.14 (-0.05%) As of 04:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BURL vs. ROST, CPNG, JD, CDW, CHWY, BJ, SFM, W, VIPS, and ACIShould you be buying Burlington Stores stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Burlington Stores include Ross Stores (ROST), Coupang (CPNG), JD.com (JD), CDW (CDW), Chewy (CHWY), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Wayfair (W), Vipshop (VIPS), and Albertsons Companies (ACI). Burlington Stores vs. Its Competitors Ross Stores Coupang JD.com CDW Chewy BJ's Wholesale Club Sprouts Farmers Market Wayfair Vipshop Albertsons Companies Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, BURL or ROST? Burlington Stores has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ross Stores has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, BURL or ROST? Ross Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Burlington Stores. Ross Stores is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burlington Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBurlington Stores$10.63B1.59$503.64M$8.4731.68Ross Stores$21.13B2.41$2.09B$6.3024.87 Is BURL or ROST more profitable? Ross Stores has a net margin of 9.60% compared to Burlington Stores' net margin of 4.96%. Burlington Stores' return on equity of 42.74% beat Ross Stores' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Burlington Stores4.96% 42.74% 6.48% Ross Stores 9.60%37.37%14.08% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BURL or ROST? 86.9% of Ross Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Burlington Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ross Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend BURL or ROST? Burlington Stores presently has a consensus price target of $344.29, suggesting a potential upside of 28.31%. Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $162.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.62%. Given Burlington Stores' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Burlington Stores is more favorable than Ross Stores.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Burlington Stores 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Ross Stores 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72 Does the media prefer BURL or ROST? In the previous week, Burlington Stores had 1 more articles in the media than Ross Stores. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Burlington Stores and 8 mentions for Ross Stores. Ross Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Burlington Stores' score of 0.85 indicating that Ross Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Burlington Stores 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ross Stores 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBurlington Stores and Ross Stores tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Burlington Stores News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BURL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BURL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBurlington StoresRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.63B$91.88B$27.45B$21.90BDividend YieldN/A1.82%172.45%3.59%P/E Ratio31.6824.5918.9332.78Price / Sales1.591.408.8960.02Price / Cash19.0619.0062.0024.20Price / Book12.438.755.134.65Net Income$503.64M$2.24B$914.86M$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.33%1.40%1.34%1.48%1 Month Performance3.27%3.93%-1.83%0.43%1 Year Performance4.96%14.83%7.47%12.71% Burlington Stores Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BURLBurlington Stores4.4653 of 5 stars$268.32+1.7%$344.29+28.3%+3.7%$16.63B$10.63B31.6877,532Gap UpROSTRoss Stores4.4048 of 5 stars$154.77+4.8%$162.33+4.9%+7.1%$50.34B$21.13B24.57107,000Positive NewsCPNGCoupang3.2719 of 5 stars$31.76+1.7%$33.50+5.5%+24.6%$57.89B$30.27B158.7895,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑JDJD.com4.7324 of 5 stars$33.25+4.4%$42.86+28.9%-19.6%$47.63B$1.27T9.34465,626Analyst ForecastCDWCDW4.8723 of 5 stars$147.51+1.7%$202.00+36.9%-28.0%$19.33B$21.00B18.3215,100Analyst ForecastCHWYChewy4.1486 of 5 stars$38.53-1.3%$45.84+19.0%+28.9%$15.98B$12.35B110.0818,000Positive NewsBJBJ's Wholesale Club3.0563 of 5 stars$92.85+3.1%$114.31+23.1%+9.3%$12.23B$20.91B21.3033,000SFMSprouts Farmers Market4.0843 of 5 stars$106.59+3.7%$175.21+64.4%-8.6%$10.42B$7.72B21.9335,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWWayfair3.3185 of 5 stars$76.12+2.5%$73.73-3.1%+69.8%$9.87B$12.01B-31.7213,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsInsider TradeVIPSVipshop3.2453 of 5 stars$19.13+0.4%$18.33-4.2%+31.6%$9.81B$105.97B10.4014,966ACIAlbertsons Companies4.1027 of 5 stars$16.96-1.0%$23.63+39.3%+5.5%$9.49B$81.01B10.34195,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ross Stores Alternatives Coupang Alternatives JD.com Alternatives CDW Alternatives Chewy Alternatives BJ's Wholesale Club Alternatives Sprouts Farmers Market Alternatives Wayfair Alternatives Vipshop Alternatives Albertsons Companies Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BURL) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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