Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL Shares Acquired by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG boosted its position in shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) by 42.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 565,649 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 169,184 shares during the period. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Burlington Stores were worth $163,388,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 1.1% in the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $775,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 6.1% in the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 640 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 14.4% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 302 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 251 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Burlington Stores

In other Burlington Stores news, COO Travis Marquette sold 3,759 shares of Burlington Stores stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.75, for a total value of $1,232,012.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 26,350 shares in the company, valued at $8,636,212.50. The trade was a 12.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

Shares of BURL opened at $316.60 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $319.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $296.61. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 52 week low of $217.23 and a 52 week high of $351.85. The company has a market capitalization of $19.89 billion, a PE ratio of 33.26, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.23.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $4.99 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.70 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $3.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.77 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 5.28% and a return on equity of 41.37%. The firm’s revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.07 earnings per share. Burlington Stores has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.950-11.450 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.600-1.750 EPS. Research analysts expect that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 11.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BURL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $365.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $356.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Burlington Stores presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $355.44.

Burlington Stores Profile

Burlington Stores, Inc is an American off-price retailer that sells apparel and home goods at discounted prices. The company’s merchandise assortment includes clothing for women, men and children, plus baby products, footwear, accessories, beauty items, toys and home décor. Burlington’s merchandising strategy focuses on offering branded and private-label goods at lower prices than traditional department stores by sourcing excess inventory, closeouts and opportunistic buys from manufacturers and other retailers.

The business traces its roots to the Burlington Coat Factory name established in the early 1970s and has since evolved into a broader off-price retailer that carries a wide range of seasonal and everyday merchandise.