Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-six brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $131.6818.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on DLTR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Dollar Tree from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $115.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Friday, August 28th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and set a $135.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Friday, August 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In other news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $537,580.83. This represents a 22.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $315,025.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,127,568.20. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 7.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DLTR. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,643,741,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter worth $1,176,661,000. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new stake in Dollar Tree in the second quarter worth about $455,845,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree during the second quarter valued at approximately $385,350,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the 4th quarter valued at $260,858,000. 97.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dollar Tree Stock Down 0.3%

DLTR stock opened at $112.40 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $21.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $126.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $114.25. Dollar Tree has a 52 week low of $84.71 and a 52 week high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $1.55. The firm had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%.Dollar Tree’s revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. 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. On average, research analysts expect that Dollar Tree will post 7.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

About Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree, Inc operates discount variety stores under the Dollar Tree brand. Its stores offer a broad selection of merchandise at value-oriented prices, including consumable products, household supplies, seasonal items, toys, health and personal-care products, and other general merchandise. Product assortments may include both nationally recognized brands and private-label goods.

The company traces its origins to discount retail operations established in the 1950s and adopted the Dollar Tree name in the early 1990s.