Q4 EPS Forecast for Burlington Stores Lifted by Analyst

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) – Equities research analysts at William Blair upped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Burlington Stores in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 26th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now anticipates that the company will earn $3.75 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.74. The consensus estimate for Burlington Stores’ current full-year earnings is $7.94 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Burlington Stores’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.95 EPS.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.02. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 4.18% and a return on equity of 47.43%. The company had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.55 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share. Burlington Stores’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $313.00 to $344.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $275.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Burlington Stores from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $307.69.

Burlington Stores Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:BURL opened at $288.36 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.36 billion, a PE ratio of 43.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.64. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $262.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $249.71. Burlington Stores has a 1 year low of $168.49 and a 1 year high of $298.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of BURL. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 1,048.8% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 730,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,478,000 after acquiring an additional 666,934 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 2,542.2% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 247,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,114,000 after purchasing an additional 238,585 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 54.8% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 587,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,968,000 after purchasing an additional 207,959 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the second quarter worth $47,725,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 1,917.3% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 207,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,742,000 after purchasing an additional 196,986 shares during the period.

Insider Activity at Burlington Stores

In other news, Director Paul Sullivan sold 1,705 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $277.05, for a total value of $472,370.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 7,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,048,230.65. This represents a 18.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.