Shares of off-price retail company Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL)
jumped 3.4% in the afternoon session after stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales data pointed to resilient consumer spending, lifting investor sentiment for consumer-focused stocks.
Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish on the stocks in this article, with price targets suggesting significant upside potential.
However, it’s worth remembering that analysts rarely issue sell ratings, partly because their firms often seek other business from the same companies they cover.
Mid-cap stocks often strike the right balance between having proven business models and market opportunities that can support $100 billion corporations.
However, they face intense competition from scaled industry giants and can be disrupted by new innovative players vying for a slice of the pie.
Off-price retail company Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 6% year on year to $2.50 billion. Its non-GAAP EPS of $1.60 per share was 12% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Wall Street hovered slightly higher by midday Thursday, giving up a chunk of strong overnight gains in futures markets that were triggered by a federal court ruling suspending a large portion of President Donald Trump’s tari
Off-price retail company Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 6% year on year to $2.50 billion. Next quarter’s revenue guidance of $2.61 billion underwhelmed, coming in 1.5% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.60 per share was 12% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Large-cap stocks were the worst performers last week, with declines up to 23%. Reasons include revenue misses, FDA bans, and Uber's stake monetization.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Burlington (NYSE:BURL) and the best and worst performers in the discount retailer industry.
Retailers are adapting their business models as technology changes how people shop. Still, secular trends are working against their favor as e-commerce continues to take share from brick and mortars.
This puts retail stocks in a tough spot, and over the past six months, the industry has pulled back by 14%. This performance was worse than the S&P 500’s 5.8% fall.
Market swings can be tough to stomach, and volatile stocks often experience exaggerated moves in both directions.
While many thrive during risk-on environments, many also struggle to maintain investor confidence when the ride gets bumpy.
