Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup · Catalyst-Driven edge
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail
Sell if holding. At $310.19, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 6.6%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2).
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. At $310.19, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 6.6%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2). Chart setup: RSI 44 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.7/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.70, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Burlington Stores, Inc.
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- 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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Sell if holding. At $310.19, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 6.6%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2). Chart setup: RSI 44 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $288.48. Score 5.7/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $330.66 (+6.6% upside). Prior stop was $288.48. Stop-loss: $288.48.
Thin upside margin: 6.6%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5.
Burlington Stores, Inc. trades at a P/E of 30.1 (forward 21.2). 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.