Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) Stock Analysis
Catalyst-Driven edge
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $290.38 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5.
Burlington Stores is a national off-price retailer operating 1,212 stores across 46 states, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, selling apparel, home goods, and accessories at discounts to comparable department store prices. The company sources merchandise opportunistically... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $290.38 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.5/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.70, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Burlington Stores, Inc.
Latest news
- JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Burlington Stores, Raises Price Target to $374 — benzinga May 18, 2026 positive
- Truist Securities Initiates Coverage On Burlington Stores with Hold Rating, Announces Price Target of $305 — benzinga May 18, 2026
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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1 floor-breaker
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 3.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $290.38 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $272.15. Score 5.5/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $330.66 (+13.9% upside). Prior stop was $272.15. Stop-loss: $272.15.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5; Leverage penalty (D/E 3.3): -1.5.
Burlington Stores, Inc. trades at a P/E of 30.5 (forward 21.5). TrendMatrix value score: 5.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
24 analysts cover BURL with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $367.
What does Burlington Stores, Inc. do?Burlington Stores is a national off-price retailer operating 1,212 stores across 46 states, Puerto Rico, and the US...
Burlington Stores is a national off-price retailer operating 1,212 stores across 46 states, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, selling apparel, home goods, and accessories at discounts to comparable department store prices. The company sources merchandise opportunistically from thousands of vendors.