Scotiabank Cuts Dollarama (TSE:DOL) Price Target to C$200.00

Dollarama (TSE:DOL) had its price target decreased by equities researchers at Scotiabank from C$220.00 to C$200.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday,BayStreet.CA reports. Scotiabank’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 15.89% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other brokerages have also commented on DOL. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Dollarama from C$225.00 to C$223.00 in a research report on Wednesday. National Bank Financial lowered their price target on Dollarama from C$225.00 to C$198.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Dollarama from C$235.00 to C$200.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on Dollarama from C$223.00 to C$232.00 in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Desjardins dropped their price target on Dollarama from C$218.00 to C$205.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Dollarama has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$202.92.

Dollarama Stock Performance

DOL traded up C$3.91 during trading on Wednesday, reaching C$172.57. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 678,619 shares, compared to its average volume of 693,436. Dollarama has a 52-week low of C$147.00 and a 52-week high of C$209.96. The company’s fifty day moving average price is C$192.58 and its 200-day moving average price is C$192.11. The company has a market capitalization of C$47.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 415.13, a quick ratio of 0.08 and a current ratio of 1.09.

Dollarama (TSE:DOL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported C$1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$2.10 billion for the quarter. Dollarama had a return on equity of 99.41% and a net margin of 18.59%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Dollarama will post 5.3295203 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Dollarama

Here are the key news stories impacting Dollarama this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly profitability — Q4 EPS of C$1.43 and C$2.10B in revenue, with rising profit margins and high ROE, reinforce Dollarama’s cash generation and margin resilience. MarketBeat Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Higher basket size offset weaker traffic in Q4, showing customer spend per trip rose — supports near‑term earnings despite softer footfall. MarketWatch: 4Q Profit
• Neutral Sentiment: Conference‑call and slide deck available — management detailed results and drivers, useful for assessing whether cost control and assortments can sustain margins under slower top‑line growth. Yahoo Finance: Call Highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Management guided annual sales largely below Street estimates and said global outlooks are “cautious,” which directly pressures growth expectations and future valuation multiples. BNNBloomberg: Forecasts Below Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Same‑store sales missed expectations, prompting headlines that the stock was pressured after the print — investors worry this signals cooling demand among value shoppers. BNNBloomberg: Same‑Store Sales Miss
• Negative Sentiment: CEO says price increases will be passed to customers only “where absolutely necessary,” signaling management’s reluctance to fully offset cost pressures via pricing — could limit margin upside if input costs rise. Pique News
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction included an initial sharp drop despite the strong profit print, underscoring that guidance and traffic trends drove the dominant investor response. Blockonomi: Stock Drop Coverage

About Dollarama

Dollarama Inc is a Canada-based company principally engaged in operating discount retail stores. The company provides a broad range of everyday consumer products, general merchandise, and seasonal items, with merchandise at low fixed price points. General merchandise and consumer products jointly account for the majority of the company’s product offerings. The company’s stores are throughout Canada, generally located in convenient locations, such as metropolitan areas, midsize cities, and small towns.