Insider Selling: Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) Insider Sells 3,773 Shares of Stock

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) insider Matthew Pasch sold 3,773 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.21, for a total transaction of $1,196,833.33. Following the sale, the insider owned 6,523 shares in the company, valued at $2,069,160.83. The trade was a 36.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

Burlington Stores stock traded up $11.18 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $325.18. 771,446 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 841,935. The company has a market cap of $20.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a twelve month low of $218.52 and a twelve month high of $351.85. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $320.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $303.15.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.80 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 5.24% and a return on equity of 39.93%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share. Burlington Stores has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.200 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.450-11.800 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 11.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BURL. Stone House Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Burlington Stores in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 44.7% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Burlington Stores in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 180.0% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on BURL shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Burlington Stores from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $365.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $374.00 to $351.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $353.56.

Burlington Stores Company Profile

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.