Burlington Stores, Inc. Forecasted to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $1.65 Per Share (NYSE:BURL)

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Burlington Stores in a report issued on Friday, August 30th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.65 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.59. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $300.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Burlington Stores’ current full-year earnings is $7.79 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Burlington Stores’ Q4 2026 earnings at $4.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.45 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Burlington Stores from $279.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. StockNews.com lowered Burlington Stores from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $260.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 31st. Bank of America raised 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. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $227.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Burlington Stores currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $294.94.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

Shares of BURL stock opened at $265.44 on Monday. Burlington Stores has a 52 week low of $115.66 and a 52 week high of $282.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.46, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.61. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $253.20 and a 200 day moving average of $223.83. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.42 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 47.43% and a net margin of 4.18%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Clearbridge Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 2.2% in the second quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 663,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,246,000 after purchasing an additional 14,080 shares in the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky grew its position in Burlington Stores by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 21,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,040,000 after purchasing an additional 3,094 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Burlington Stores by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 12,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,962,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 22.6% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,006,000 after purchasing an additional 773 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Scientech Research LLC boosted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 181.4% during the 2nd quarter. Scientech Research LLC now owns 5,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,311,000 after buying an additional 3,522 shares during the period.

Insider Activity at Burlington Stores

In other Burlington Stores news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 494 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.37, for a total transaction of $126,152.78. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer now directly owns 61,907 shares in the company, valued at $15,809,190.59. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 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.