Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Burlington Stores, Inc.’s Q1 2026 Earnings (NYSE:BURL)

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Burlington Stores in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 23rd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.33 per share for the quarter. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $250.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Burlington Stores’ current full-year earnings is $7.34 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Burlington Stores’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $5.00 EPS.

BURL has been the subject of several other research reports. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Burlington Stores from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 23rd. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Burlington Stores from $233.00 to $218.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 6th. TD Cowen cut their price target on Burlington Stores from $230.00 to $209.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 17th. UBS Group raised Burlington Stores from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $126.00 to $212.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com raised Burlington Stores from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $220.14.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BURL opened at $200.37 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.17, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 1.15. Burlington Stores has a one year low of $115.66 and a one year high of $232.69. The company’s fifty day moving average is $198.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $191.12.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 7th. The company reported $3.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.28 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.07 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 3.49% and a return on equity of 45.28%. The business’s revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.96 EPS.

Insider Activity at Burlington Stores

In other news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 5,025 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.24, for a total transaction of $1,131,831.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer now owns 61,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,765,542.60. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Burlington Stores in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,875,000. Amalgamated Bank increased its stake in Burlington Stores by 416.8% during the 4th quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 37,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,290,000 after buying an additional 30,233 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new position in Burlington Stores during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,540,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its stake in Burlington Stores by 77.8% during the 4th quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 16,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,204,000 after buying an additional 7,210 shares during the period. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC increased its stake in Burlington Stores by 19.3% during the 4th quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 631,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,746,000 after buying an additional 101,950 shares during the period.

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.