Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) Price Target Raised to $365.00 at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) had its price objective upped by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $356.00 to $365.00 in a report published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the stock.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on BURL. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $331.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Guggenheim started coverage on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $331.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Burlington Stores currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $355.44.

Burlington Stores Stock Down 4.9%

NYSE BURL traded down $15.79 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $305.68. 1,059,852 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 829,708. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Burlington Stores has a 1-year low of $212.92 and a 1-year high of $332.20. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $303.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $283.03. The company has a market cap of $19.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.73.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $4.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.70 by $0.29. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 41.37% and a net margin of 5.28%.The company had revenue of $3.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.77 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.07 EPS. Burlington Stores’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. Burlington Stores has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.950-11.450 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.600-1.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 22.2% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 75,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,998,000 after acquiring an additional 13,799 shares during the period. OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC bought a new position in shares of Burlington Stores during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,878,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 15.8% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,828,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $817,122,000 after purchasing an additional 386,615 shares during the period. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 1,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $488,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter.

Key Burlington Stores News

Here are the key news stories impacting Burlington Stores this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — Burlington delivered $4.99 EPS (vs. ~$4.70 consensus), revenue of ~$3.65B and 4% comps with margin expansion, driving 21% EPS growth for the year; this underpins the bullish case for durable off?price demand. Earnings Release
• Positive Sentiment: FY 2026 guidance raised — Burlington set FY EPS guidance of $10.95–$11.45 (above consensus) and increased revenue guidance, reinforcing longer?term earnings upside. Guidance/Seeking Alpha
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts materially bumped targets — Citi, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Robert W. Baird and others raised price targets and ratings (Wells to $400, Citi to $380, JPMorgan to $365, Baird to $375), signaling strong sell?side conviction on upside. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Media/analysis context — Coverage (Barron’s, Seeking Alpha, Zacks) highlights that Burlington’s performance could make comp growth more predictable, but notes the company still faces retail cyclicality and tariff/price dynamics. Barron’s
• Negative Sentiment: Near?term guide miss concerns — Q1 EPS guidance of $1.60–$1.75 is below some Street estimates, which can prompt short?term profit?taking despite the stronger FY view. Company Press Release (guidance)
• Negative Sentiment: Unusual options activity — heavy put buying (notable jump in put volume) signals hedging or bearish bets, which can amplify downward pressure in volatile trading. (Reported market options flow)

About Burlington Stores

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.