Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.32 EPS

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $4.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.32, Zacks reports. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 47.52% and a net margin of 4.49%. Burlington Stores updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.700-9.300 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.300-1.450 EPS.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

Shares of BURL stock traded up $25.78 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $262.73. The stock had a trading volume of 1,611,302 shares, compared to its average volume of 953,769. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. Burlington Stores has a 1-year low of $174.64 and a 1-year high of $298.89. The firm has a market cap of $16.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.21, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.62. The business’s fifty day moving average is $271.04 and its 200-day moving average is $270.02.

Insider Activity at Burlington Stores

In other news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 494 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $284.95, for a total value of $140,765.30. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer now owns 59,437 shares in the company, valued at $16,936,573.15. This represents a 0.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.91% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on BURL. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Burlington Stores from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group raised shares of Burlington Stores from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $280.00 to $360.00 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $340.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on Burlington Stores from $327.00 to $317.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $319.87.

About Burlington Stores

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.