Burlington Stores (BURL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Burlington Stores, Inc. is an off-price retailer operating under the Burlington brand. The company sells a broad assortment of branded and private-label merchandise at discounted prices, including women’s, men’s and children’s apparel; footwear; accessories; home goods; and seasonal products.

Burlington’s merchandise assortment is designed to change frequently, with products sourced through manufacturers, wholesalers and other vendors. This flexible buying model allows the company to offer customers value-oriented selections across multiple categories while adapting its inventory to changing consumer preferences and market conditions.

The company traces its origins to 1972, when it began as a coat-focused retailer in Burlington, New Jersey, under the Burlington Coat Factory name. It later expanded its product offerings and adopted the Burlington Stores name. Burlington operates a store-based retail business serving customers primarily in the United States, including Puerto Rico, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Sullivan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $249.94 to $261.71
• 50-Day Range: $227.73 to $372.27
• 52-Week Range: $226.85 to $378.33
• Volume: 2.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.92 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.08
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $370.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Burlington Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burlington Stores scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 111th out of 473 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: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Burlington Stores has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 14 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Burlington Stores has a consensus price target of $370.75, representing about 44.2% upside from its current price of $257.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Burlington Stores has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.28%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Burlington Stores are expected to grow by 6.28% in the coming year, from $12.90 to $13.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Burlington Stores is 23.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burlington Stores is 23.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.35.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Burlington Stores has a PEG Ratio of 1.41. 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 8.06. 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

3.20% 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 1.11, 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 8.87%, 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: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

Burlington Stores has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 7 news articles for Burlington Stores this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

40 people have searched for BURL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 90% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Burlington Stores to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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 $1,148,524.00 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: 9/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/24/2026
• 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.burlington.com
• Phone: (609) 387-7800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 83,309
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Burlington Stores: $370.75
• High Price Target: $440.00
• Low Price Target: $310.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.93
• P/E Growth: 1.41
• 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: 1.40
• Cash Flow: $16.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.14
• Book Value: $31.88 per share
• Price / Book: 8.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,810,000
• Free Float: 61,998,000
• Market Cap: $16.15 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.42