Insider Selling: Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) CAO Sells 2,343 Shares of Stock

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 2,343 shares of Burlington Stores stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.22, for a total value of $790,106.46. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,391 shares in the company, valued at $469,073.02. The trade was a 62.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

NYSE BURL traded down $2.05 during trading on Monday, reaching $336.41. 530,216 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 832,148. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $321.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $304.49. The company has a market cap of $21.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.46. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 1-year low of $218.52 and a 1-year high of $351.85.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.80 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 5.24%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BURL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $365.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Friday, May 29th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $365.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Wall Street Zen raised Burlington Stores from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 30th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Burlington Stores from $400.00 to $375.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Burlington Stores from $374.00 to $351.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 29th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Burlington Stores presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $353.56.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Burlington Stores during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in Burlington Stores by 44.7% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 180.0% during 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.

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.