Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 8.700-9.300 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 9.430. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.3 billion-$11.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.6 billion. Burlington Stores also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.300-1.450 EPS.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

NYSE BURL opened at $262.08 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.54. Burlington Stores has a 1 year low of $174.64 and a 1 year high of $298.89. The company has a market cap of $16.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.73, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.62. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $271.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $270.02.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $4.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.32. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 47.52%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. UBS Group upgraded Burlington Stores from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $280.00 to $360.00 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Barclays dropped their target price on Burlington Stores from $327.00 to $317.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $313.00 to $344.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $319.87.

Insider Activity at Burlington Stores

In related news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 494 shares of Burlington Stores stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $284.95, for a total transaction of $140,765.30. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer now owns 59,437 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,936,573.15. The trade was a 0.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.