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Burlington Stores, Inc is an apparel retail business based in the US. Burlington Stores shares (BURL.US) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Burlington Stores employs 47,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $5.7 billion.
How to buy shares in Burlington Stores
- Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share-dealing table below can help you choose.
- Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
- Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform for stock code: BURL in this case.
- Research Burlington Stores shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your Burlington Stores shares. It's that simple.
What's in this guide?
- Can I buy shares in Burlington Stores?
- Burlington Stores shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is Burlington Stores stock a buy or sell?
- Can I short Burlington Stores shares?
- Are Burlington Stores shares over-valued?
- Burlington Stores's financials
- How volatile are Burlington Stores shares?
- Does Burlington Stores pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
Burlington Stores share price
Use our graph to track the performance of BURL stocks over time.Burlington Stores shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-01-23.
| Latest market close | $N/A |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $105.67 - $271.75 |
| 50-day moving average | $248.8418 |
| 200-day moving average | $214.023 |
| Wall St. target price | $264.71 |
| PE ratio | 289.2537 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.799 |
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Is it a good time to buy Burlington Stores stock?
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Is Burlington Stores under- or over-valued?
Valuing Burlington Stores stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Burlington Stores's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Burlington Stores's P/E ratio
Burlington Stores's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 289x. In other words, Burlington Stores shares trade at around 289x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Burlington Stores's PEG ratio
Burlington Stores's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.2118. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Burlington Stores's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Burlington Stores's EBITDA
Burlington Stores's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $24.5 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Burlington Stores's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Burlington Stores financials
| Revenue TTM | $5.7 billion |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | $3 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | -2.47% |
| Return on equity TTM | -49.01% |
| Profit margin | -2.93% |
| Book value | $4.354 |
| Market capitalisation | $16.7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
How to short and sell Burlington Stores shares
- Create a CFD or spread betting account.
- Search for the stock code. E.g. "BURL.US"
- Choose your position size.
- Select "sell" rather than "buy".
- Confirm your position and keep tabs on it. You may wish to set limits on your position.
There are currently 2.7 million Burlington Stores shares held short by investors – that's known as Burlington Stores's "short interest". This figure is 1% down from 2.8 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Burlington Stores shares can be evaluated.
Burlington Stores's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Burlington Stores's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Burlington Stores shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Burlington Stores shares traded daily (recently around 562926.89938398). Burlington Stores's SIR currently stands at 4.87. In other words for every 100,000 Burlington Stores shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4870 shares are currently held short.
However Burlington Stores's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Burlington Stores shares, or, against the total number of tradable Burlington Stores shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Burlington Stores's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Burlington Stores shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0.0466% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Burlington Stores shares, roughly 47 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Burlington Stores.
Find out more about how you can short Burlington Stores stock.
Burlington Stores share dividends
We're not expecting Burlington Stores to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Burlington Stores share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Burlington Stores's shares have ranged in value from as little as $105.67 up to $271.75. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Burlington Stores's is 0.7479. This would suggest that Burlington Stores's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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Burlington Stores overview
Burlington Stores, Inc. operates as a retailer of branded apparel products in the United States. The company offers fashion-focused merchandise, including women's ready-to-wear apparel, accessories, footwear, menswear, youth apparel, coats, toys, and gifts, as well as baby, home, and beauty products. As of November 24, 2020, the company operated 769 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico primarily under the name Burlington Stores. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Burlington, New Jersey.
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