BURL, US1220171060

Weiss downgrades Burlington Stores stock to Hold

Published on 10/20/2026 at 22:11 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The stock is down 3.28 percent in 2026. Burlington Stores stock costs EUR 231.00 on October 20, 2026, down 1.28 percent versus the Xetra close.

Analyst rating and price

Weiss Ratings downgraded Burlington Stores from buy to hold on October 2, 2026.
Burlington Stores stock was down 3.28 percent year to date as of October 19, 2026.
Burlington Stores stock cost EUR 231.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 10:08 p.m. CEST, 1.28 percent below the Xetra close of October 19, 2026.
Burlington Stores had a trailing price to earnings ratio of 23.60 and a USD 16.5 billion market capitalization on October 16, 2026.

BURL, US1220171060, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Weiss Ratings downgraded Burlington Stores stock (ISIN US1220171060) from buy to hold in a report dated October 2, 2026, as MarketBeat reported. At Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 10:08 p.m. CEST, Burlington Stores stock was trading at EUR 231.00, down 1.28 percent versus the Xetra close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 234.00.

Year-to-date performance is subdued

Burlington Stores stock was down 3.28 percent year to date as of October 19, 2026. The same dated Tradegate quote showed a EUR 236.00 close, while the Xetra line stood at EUR 234.00, placing the German-market quotations below the October 20 Lang & Schwarz price.

The US listing remains the main reference for the company. Burlington Stores traded on the NYSE in USD, and its 52-week range was USD 226.85 to USD 378.33 as of October 16, 2026. The current Lang & Schwarz price is therefore below the upper end of that range, although the currencies and venues are different.

What does the rating change mean?

The rating change adds a more cautious analyst signal to a stock with a trailing price to earnings ratio of 23.60 and a market capitalization of USD 16.5 billion as of October 16, 2026. Burlington's second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue was USD 3.00 billion and diluted earnings per share were USD 2.88 for the period ended August 1, 2026.

Comparison with peers

Burlington Stores: down 1.28 percent versus the Xetra close, price to earnings ratio 23.60, market capitalization USD 16.5 billion.

TJX Companies (NYSE, USD): down 0.24 percent on October 20, 2026, price to earnings ratio 27.17, market capitalization USD 161.7 billion.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ, USD): down 0.60 percent on October 20, 2026, price to earnings ratio 28.72, market capitalization USD 76.1 billion.

Valuation and the next trading date

The valuation gap is visible in the peer figures: Burlington's multiple is below both TJX Companies and Ross Stores, while its market value is also much smaller. The next regular NYSE session follows the October 20, 2026 quotation, with no separately stated company reporting date included in the investor-relations calendar.

Stock price after the Xetra close

Burlington Stores stock stood at EUR 231.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 10:08 p.m. CEST, down 1.28 percent versus the Xetra close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 234.00. The figure places the German-market price below the prior Xetra level while the US listing remains the company's primary venue. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Burlington Stores stock.