Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-four ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $119.9048.

DLTR has been the topic of several research reports. Gordon Haskett raised their target price on Dollar Tree from $90.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Friday, May 29th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Monday, March 9th. Freedom Capital cut Dollar Tree from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. UBS Group set a $124.00 price target on Dollar Tree in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Guggenheim increased their price target on Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar Tree

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 21,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,635,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Optimize Financial Inc increased its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $738,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 60.9% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators increased its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 7.7% in the fourth 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 and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

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

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

About Dollar Tree

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.