Natixis Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 19.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 482,234 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 76,859 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Dollar Tree were worth $59,320,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in Dollar Tree by 261.9% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 177,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,797,000 after purchasing an additional 128,230 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in Dollar Tree by 54.2% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 670,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,509,000 after purchasing an additional 235,626 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in Dollar Tree by 18.0% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 858,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,110,000 after purchasing an additional 130,741 shares during the period. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Can acquired a new position in Dollar Tree during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,186,000. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its position in Dollar Tree by 3,332.4% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 309,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,185,000 after purchasing an additional 300,253 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on DLTR shares. UBS Group set a $124.00 target price on Dollar Tree in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings cut Dollar Tree from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. BTIG Research reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Dollar Tree from $149.00 to $131.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar Tree currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $119.90.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

DLTR opened at $112.48 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $21.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.39. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $101.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $114.20. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 1-year low of $84.71 and a 1-year high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $4.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.96 billion. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 35.19% and a net margin of 6.51%.The company’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. Dollar Tree has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.150 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 6.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc is a North American discount retailer that operates a portfolio of value-oriented store banners, primarily Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The company’s stores offer a broad assortment of everyday items at low price points, including household essentials, food and snacks, health and beauty products, cleaning supplies, seasonal and party goods, home décor, and basic apparel. Dollar Tree’s merchandising strategy emphasizes high-turnover branded and private-label merchandise tailored to budget-conscious consumers, with Family Dollar complementing the chain by offering a wider range of price points and assortment depth in smaller-format neighborhood locations.

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, Dollar Tree has grown through both organic store openings and acquisitions.