Burlington Stores (BURL) Flagged As Strong On High Volume
Trade-Ideas LLC identified
(
) as a strong on high relative volume candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified Burlington Stores as such a stock due to the following factors:
- BURL has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $88.3 million.
- BURL has traded 571,427 shares today.
- BURL is trading at 10.21 times the normal volume for the stock at this time of day.
- BURL is trading at a new high 7.08% above yesterday's close.
'Strong on High Relative Volume' stocks are worth watching because major volume moves tend to indicate underlying activity such as M&A events, material stock news, analyst upgrades, insider buying, buying from 'superinvestors,' or that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. Regardless of the impetus behind the price and volume action, when a stock moves with strength and volume it can indicate the start of a new trend on which early investors can capitalize. In the event of a well-timed trading opportunity, combining technical indicators with fundamental trends and a disciplined trading methodology should help you take the first steps towards investment success.
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More details on BURL:
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, menswear, youth apparel, baby products, footwear, accessories, home decor and gifts, and coats. BURL has a PE ratio of 33. Currently there are 8 analysts that rate Burlington Stores a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.
The average volume for Burlington Stores has been 1.5 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Burlington Stores has a market cap of $3.2 billion and is part of the services sector and retail industry. Shares are down 13.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday.
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Analysis:
rates Burlington Stores as a
. The area that we feel has been the company's primary weakness has been its poor profit margins.
Highlights from the ratings report include:
- After a year of stock price fluctuations, the net result is that BURL's price has not changed very much. Although its weak earnings growth may have played a role in this flat result, don't lose sight of the fact that the performance of the overall market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, was essentially similar. Looking ahead, the stock's rise over the last year has already helped drive it to a level which is relatively expensive compared to the rest of its industry, implying reduced upside potential.
- 39.57% is the gross profit margin for BURLINGTON STORES INC which we consider to be strong. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Regardless of the strong results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 0.94% trails the industry average.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly increased by 354.19% to $21.15 million when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, BURLINGTON STORES INC has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of 37.39%.
- BURLINGTON STORES INC reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past year. We feel that this trend should continue. This trend suggests that the performance of the business is improving. During the past fiscal year, BURLINGTON STORES INC increased its bottom line by earning $0.85 versus $0.61 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.32 versus $0.85).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Multiline Retail industry. The net income increased by 268.5% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from -$6.47 million to $10.90 million.
- You can view the full Burlington Stores Ratings Report.
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