The stock of Burlington Stores Inc (NYSE: BURL) has increased by 1.88 when compared to last closing price of 283.70.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -1.07% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-09 that Wondering how to pick strong, market-beating stocks for your investment portfolio? Look no further than the Zacks Style Scores.
Is It Worth Investing in Burlington Stores Inc (NYSE: BURL) Right Now?
Burlington Stores Inc (NYSE: BURL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.46x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for BURL is 1.64. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for BURL is 63.17M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.95% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BURL on December 25, 2024 was 875.62K shares.
BURL’s Market Performance
BURL stock saw an increase of -1.07% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.68% and a quarterly increase of 4.40%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.22%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.83% for Burlington Stores Inc (BURL). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.32% for BURL’s stock, with a 18.99% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BURL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BURL stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for BURL by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for BURL in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $320 based on the research report published on November 27, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BURL reach a price target of $310, previously predicting the price at $300. The rating they have provided for BURL stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on August 30th, 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to BURL, setting the target price at $300 in the report published on August 23rd of the current year.
BURL Trading at 6.35% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BURL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.83%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.22%, as shares sank -0.90% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.06% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BURL fell by -0.75%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +34.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $288.16. In addition, Burlington Stores Inc saw 48.14% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BURL starting from Vecchio Jennifer, who sale 494 shares at the price of $293.89 back on Dec 02 ’24. After this action, Vecchio Jennifer now owns 59,931 shares of Burlington Stores Inc, valued at $145,182 using the latest closing price.
Vecchio Jennifer, the Officer of Burlington Stores Inc, proposed sale 494 shares at $286.21 during a trade that took place back on Dec 02 ’24, which means that Vecchio Jennifer is holding shares at $141,387 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BURL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for Burlington Stores Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 47.10, with 5.90 for asset returns.
Based on Burlington Stores Inc (BURL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.34. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 851.24 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.72. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.02. The receivables turnover for the company is 101.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.17.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Burlington Stores Inc (BURL) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
