BURL Q1 EPS Estimate Lifted by Telsey Advisory Group

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) – Research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Burlington Stores in a report released on Wednesday, November 27th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.70 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.65. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $310.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Burlington Stores’ current full-year earnings is $7.94 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Burlington Stores’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.49 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. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.55 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 4.18% and a return on equity of 47.43%. The company’s revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.98 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on BURL. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $275.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $313.00 to $344.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $327.00 to $317.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Burlington Stores from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Burlington Stores has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $307.69.

Burlington Stores Trading Up 0.5 %

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’s fifty day moving average price is $262.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $249.71. The company has a market capitalization of $18.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.64. Burlington Stores has a 12 month low of $168.49 and a 12 month high of $298.89.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burlington Stores

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BURL. Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the second quarter worth about $25,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the third quarter worth about $33,000. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the second quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 619.2% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 161 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Burlington Stores

In other Burlington Stores news, Director Paul Sullivan sold 1,705 shares of Burlington Stores stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $277.05, for a total transaction of $472,370.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 7,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,048,230.65. The trade was a 18.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Burlington Stores Company Profile

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.