Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. Buys New Shares in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 209,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,844,000. Dollar Tree comprises 1.3% of Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Algert Global LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 17.9% in the second quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 69,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,995,000 after buying an additional 10,547 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 13.7% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 76,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,431,000 after purchasing an additional 9,288 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter worth $110,626,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 155.7% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 32,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,906,000 after acquiring an additional 19,665 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter worth about $7,600,000. 97.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Dollar Tree Stock Up 2.2%

NASDAQ DLTR opened at $124.41 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $122.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $114.73. The company has a market cap of $23.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 1.13. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a one year low of $85.88 and a one year high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar Tree announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, July 2nd that permits the company to buy back $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Share repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on DLTR. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Wall Street Zen raised Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 22nd. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $135.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Friday, August 28th. Loop Capital raised Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $130.00 to $140.00 in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Evercore set a $135.00 price target on Dollar Tree in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $133.14.

About Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree, Inc operates discount variety stores under the Dollar Tree brand in the United States and Canada. Its stores offer a broad selection of everyday merchandise, including household supplies, food and beverages, health and personal-care products, seasonal items, toys, party supplies, and arts and crafts products.

The company’s Dollar Tree stores historically focused on merchandise priced at a fixed dollar point and have expanded to include multiple price points through initiatives such as Dollar Tree Plus.