Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR Shares Bought by Krilogy Financial LLC

Krilogy Financial LLC increased its stake in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 289.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 9,768 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,263 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC’s holdings in Dollar Tree were worth $1,072,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. RHS Financial LLC raised its holdings in Dollar Tree by 6.2% during the third quarter. RHS Financial LLC now owns 3,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $349,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree in the third quarter worth approximately $521,000. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree in the third quarter worth approximately $1,637,000. Sage Capital Advisors llc bought a new position in Dollar Tree during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,466,000. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its stake in Dollar Tree by 192.2% during the 3rd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 17,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,846,000 after purchasing an additional 11,410 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at $537,580.83. This trade represents a 22.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $315,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares in the company, valued at $3,127,568.20. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 7.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Loop Capital raised Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $130.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings raised Dollar Tree from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Guggenheim upped their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $133.14.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DLTR traded down $0.23 during trading on Friday, hitting $124.18. The company had a trading volume of 2,142,915 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,338,918. The company has a market cap of $23.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.16, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.71. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 52 week low of $85.88 and a 52 week high of $142.40. The business’s 50-day moving average is $122.29 and its 200 day moving average is $114.79. 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 (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by $1.55. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. 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. Equities research analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dollar Tree declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, July 2nd that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

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.