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.
Not all profitable companies are built to last - some rely on outdated models or unsustainable advantages.
Just because a business is in the green today doesn’t mean it will thrive tomorrow.
The retail industry is juggling shifting consumer behaviors, stiff competition, and evolving tariff policies that are expected to influence the sector’s trajectory. Yet, here are 4 stocks in the space to keep an eye on despite the challenges.
