Machina Capital S.A.S. Purchases New Shares in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Machina Capital S.A.S. purchased a new stake in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 31,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,605,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Dollar Tree by 59.9% in the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 80.1% in the 1st quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the period. EFG International AG acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the second quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the second quarter worth $36,000. Institutional investors own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

Shares of Dollar Tree stock opened at $142.90 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $123.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $117.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.45, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.64. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 52 week low of $85.88 and a 52 week high of $148.54. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by $1.55. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.92 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on DLTR shares. Evercore set a $135.00 price target on Dollar Tree in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Loop Capital downgraded shares of Dollar Tree from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $140.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar Tree currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $133.14.

Insider Transactions at Dollar Tree

In other Dollar Tree news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total transaction of $155,791.95. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $537,580.83. This trade represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the insider owned 24,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,127,568.20. The trade was a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

About Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree, Inc. is a discount retailer that sells everyday merchandise through stores operating under the Dollar Tree banner. Its assortment includes food, household and cleaning supplies, health and beauty products, toys, seasonal goods, party supplies and stationery. Many stores offer products at multiple price points. The company traces its roots to a retail business founded in 1986 and later developed its Dollar Tree chain around value-priced merchandise. It operates primarily in the United States.