9,865 Shares in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR Acquired by Caxton Associates LLP

Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 9,865 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,080,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Dollar Tree by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 21,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,635,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Optimize Financial Inc increased its stake in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 60.9% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 27.6% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted 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 purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DLTR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Dollar Tree from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Freedom Capital cut Dollar Tree from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Dollar Tree from a “moderate sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on Dollar Tree from $115.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $122.68.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

NASDAQ DLTR opened at $120.45 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $114.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $114.52. The company has a market cap of $23.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.65. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 1 year low of $84.71 and a 1 year high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $4.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.96 billion. Dollar Tree had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 35.19%. Dollar Tree’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.26 EPS. Dollar Tree has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.150 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7 EPS for the current year.

Dollar Tree announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, July 2nd that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Dollar Tree 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.