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 earnings per share guidance of 8.700-9.300 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Stock Down 6.9 %

Shares of NYSE:BURL opened at $239.98 on Friday. Burlington Stores has a 52-week low of $174.64 and a 52-week high of $298.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The company has a market capitalization of $15.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a 50 day moving average of $269.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $269.71.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $4.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.32. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 47.52% and a net margin of 4.49%. The company had revenue of $3.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.25 billion. As a group, analysts forecast that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on BURL. Citigroup dropped their price target on Burlington Stores from $344.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $340.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Thursday. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Burlington Stores from $334.00 to $339.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Burlington Stores currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $323.20.

Insider Activity

In other news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 494 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $284.95, for a total transaction of $140,765.30. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer now directly owns 59,437 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,936,573.15. The trade was a 0.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Burlington Stores

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.