Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) Stock Gets Downgrade from Loop Capital

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) was downgraded by Loop Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a $140.00 price target on the stock. Loop Capital‘s price target points to a potential downside of 4.76% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on DLTR. UBS Group upped their price target 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. Evercore set a $135.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Benchmark began coverage on Dollar Tree in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Dollar Tree from $114.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar Tree has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $133.14.

Dollar Tree Stock Up 9.6%

DLTR opened at $147.00 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.39. Dollar Tree has a 12 month low of $85.88 and a 12 month high of $148.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.64. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $122.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $117.16.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by $1.55. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%. The firm had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.77 earnings per share. Dollar Tree’s quarterly 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Dollar Tree will post 7.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dollar Tree

In other news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $315,025.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares in the company, valued at $3,127,568.20. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total value of $155,791.95. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $537,580.83. The trade was a 22.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Dollar Tree

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DLTR. Algert Global LLC boosted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 17.9% during the 2nd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 69,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,547 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 13.7% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 76,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,431,000 after buying an additional 9,288 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 983.9% during the second quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 79,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,455,000 after buying an additional 72,073 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree during the second quarter worth approximately $110,626,000. Finally, Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree during the second quarter worth approximately $10,141,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR) is a discount retailer that operates stores under the Dollar Tree brand in the United States and Canada. Its stores offer a broad selection of merchandise at value-oriented prices, including consumable products, household supplies, health and personal-care items, seasonal goods, toys, party supplies, crafts, and other general merchandise.

The company traces its history to 1986, when its first store opened in Norfolk, Virginia. It later expanded through organic growth and acquisitions, including its 2015 acquisition of Family Dollar, a chain serving primarily urban and rural communities with everyday household and grocery products.

Dollar Tree announced plans to separate from the Family Dollar business and completed the sale in 2025.