Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Burlington Stores (BURL)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL) in the last few weeks:

• 8/6/2026 – Burlington Stores had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 8/5/2026 – Burlington Stores was given a new $438.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 8/5/2026 – Burlington Stores was downgraded by Citigroup Inc. from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $380.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/2/2026 – Burlington Stores was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 7/25/2026 – Burlington Stores was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 7/23/2026 – Burlington Stores was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 7/12/2026 – Burlington Stores was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 7/7/2026 – Burlington Stores was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 6/18/2026 – Burlington Stores had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 2,343 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.22, for a total value of $790,106.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $469,073.02. This trade represents a 62.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Matthew Pasch sold 3,773 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.21, for a total transaction of $1,196,833.33. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 6,523 shares in the company, valued at $2,069,160.83. This trade represents a 36.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 30,392 shares of company stock worth $10,280,271. 1.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.