Brokerages Set Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) Price Target at $131.68

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the twenty-five brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have assigned a hold recommendation and eleven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $131.6818.

DLTR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Dollar Tree from a “moderate sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $136.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $114.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $130.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In other Dollar Tree news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total transaction of $315,025.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 24,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,127,568.20. This trade represents a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total transaction of $155,791.95. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $537,580.83. This represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar Tree

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Optimize Financial Inc increased its position in Dollar Tree by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $738,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 60.9% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 222 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 27.6% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 393 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 1,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the period. Finally, SouthState Bank Corp raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. SouthState Bank Corp now owns 2,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares during the period. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

NASDAQ:DLTR opened at $111.96 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $126.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $114.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market cap of $21.01 billion, a PE ratio of 13.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.66. Dollar Tree has a fifty-two week low of $84.71 and a fifty-two week high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $1.55. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%.The business had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.77 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. Dollar Tree has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.950 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.700-8.050 EPS. Analysts expect that Dollar Tree will post 7.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dollar Tree announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc operates discount variety stores under the Dollar Tree brand. Its stores offer a broad selection of merchandise at value-oriented prices, including consumable products, household supplies, seasonal items, toys, health and personal-care products, and other general merchandise. Product assortments may include both nationally recognized brands and private-label goods.

The company traces its origins to discount retail operations established in the 1950s and adopted the Dollar Tree name in the early 1990s.