12,071 Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR Acquired by Investors Research Corp

Investors Research Corp bought a new position in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 12,071 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,376,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,643,741,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,176,661,000. Primecap Management Co. CA purchased a new stake in Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $455,845,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $385,350,000. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $205,631,000. 97.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dollar Tree

In other Dollar Tree news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total value of $155,791.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $537,580.83. The trade was a 22.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the company’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 sale, the insider owned 24,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,127,568.20. This trade represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DLTR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Benchmark initiated coverage on Dollar Tree in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Evercore set a $135.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Dollar Tree from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar Tree presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $131.83.

Dollar Tree Stock Up 0.1%

NASDAQ:DLTR traded up $0.11 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $116.30. 1,645,469 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,179,885. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $123.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $114.11. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $21.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 0.71. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 1 year low of $85.75 and a 1 year high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $1.55. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 38.61%. Dollar Tree’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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. Analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current year.

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

Dollar Tree 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.