Jennifer Vecchio Sells 1,678 Shares of Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) Stock

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 1,678 shares of Burlington Stores stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $369.04, for a total value of $619,249.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer directly owned 77,661 shares in the company, valued at $28,660,015.44. This represents a 2.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Jennifer Vecchio also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, July 1st, Jennifer Vecchio sold 1,678 shares of Burlington Stores stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.42, for a total transaction of $529,274.76.
• On Friday, June 12th, Jennifer Vecchio sold 20,920 shares of Burlington Stores stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $341.53, for a total transaction of $7,144,807.60.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

Shares of BURL opened at $370.99 on Friday. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 1-year low of $240.49 and a 1-year high of $378.33. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $336.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $321.09. The stock has a market cap of $23.35 billion, a PE ratio of 38.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.49.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.21. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 5.24%.The business had revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.80 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.60 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Burlington Stores has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.200 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.450-11.800 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BURL. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in Burlington Stores by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 44.7% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in Burlington Stores by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 1.1% during the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $775,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Burlington Stores by 14.4% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 302 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $365.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Thursday. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $365.00 to $411.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Burlington Stores from $374.00 to $351.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Burlington Stores from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 2nd. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Burlington Stores currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $361.56.

Burlington Stores Company 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.