Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-two brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $116.1667.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on DLTR shares. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $124.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Dollar Tree from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $109.00 price objective on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Truist Financial set a $136.00 price objective on Dollar Tree in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Dollar Tree from $105.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 1,260 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.70, for a total transaction of $119,322.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 21,402 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,026,769.40. This represents a 5.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Brent A. Beebe sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total transaction of $274,230.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 13,740 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,712,691. This trade represents a 13.80% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 6.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar Tree

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DLTR. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 69.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,848,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $439,025,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400,586 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in Dollar Tree by 176.9% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,746,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,026,000 after buying an additional 2,393,172 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its position in Dollar Tree by 1,055.1% in the first quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 2,322,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,327,000 after buying an additional 2,121,149 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree in the second quarter worth $185,784,000. Finally, EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. lifted its stake in Dollar Tree by 21.4% in the first quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 9,641,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $723,788,000 after buying an additional 1,701,344 shares during the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

Shares of DLTR opened at $124.24 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $24.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.24, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The business’s 50 day moving average is $102.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $103.07. Dollar Tree has a 52-week low of $61.80 and a 52-week high of $125.79.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.70 billion. Dollar Tree had a negative net margin of 15.40% and a positive return on equity of 30.23%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.12 earnings per share. Dollar Tree has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. Analysts forecast that Dollar Tree will post 5.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc operates retail discount stores. The company operates in two segments, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The Dollar Tree segment offers merchandise at the fixed price of $ 1.25. It provides consumable merchandise, which includes everyday consumables, such as household paper and chemicals, food, candy, health, personal care products, and frozen and refrigerated food; variety merchandise comprising toys, durable housewares, gifts, stationery, party goods, greeting cards, softlines, arts and crafts supplies, and other items; and seasonal goods that include Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Valentine's Day merchandise.