Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL Shares Sold by ClearAlpha Technologies LP

ClearAlpha Technologies LP lowered its position in shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) by 55.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,539 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,949 shares during the quarter. Burlington Stores comprises 1.3% of ClearAlpha Technologies LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. ClearAlpha Technologies LP’s holdings in Burlington Stores were worth $445,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 44.7% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 1.1% during the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $775,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Travis Marquette sold 3,759 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.75, for a total transaction of $1,232,012.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 26,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,636,212.50. This represents a 12.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 2,343 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $337.22, for a total value of $790,106.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $469,073.02. This trade represents a 62.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 30,795 shares of company stock valued at $10,363,760 over the last three months. 1.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on BURL. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Burlington Stores from $305.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Burlington Stores from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $365.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Burlington Stores from $400.00 to $375.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Burlington Stores presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $353.56.

Burlington Stores Stock Down 0.6%

NYSE:BURL opened at $331.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.88 billion, a PE ratio of 34.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.46. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $321.52 and a 200-day moving average of $306.13. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 52 week low of $218.52 and a 52 week high of $351.85. 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 (NYSE:BURL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.80 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 5.24%.The business’s revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company 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. Analysts predict that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Burlington Stores 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.