Arkadios Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR – Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $463,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in DLTR. State Street Corp increased its stake in Dollar Tree by 3.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,421,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $889,141,000 after acquiring an additional 319,938 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 176.9% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,746,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,026,000 after purchasing an additional 2,393,172 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,719,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $334,501,000 after acquiring an additional 39,506 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Dollar Tree during the 4th quarter worth $260,858,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,821,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,106,000 after acquiring an additional 81,695 shares in the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Dollar Tree from $142.00 to $107.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $124.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $99.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $122.82.
Dollar Tree Stock Up 0.9%
DLTR opened at $130.90 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $120.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $114.14. The company has a market cap of $25.16 billion, a PE ratio of 20.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.64. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 1 year low of $84.71 and a 1 year high of $142.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 1.16.
Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.21. Dollar Tree had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 35.19%. The business had revenue of $4.98 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.96 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.26 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Dollar Tree has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.150 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7 earnings per share for the current year.
Dollar Tree announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.
Dollar Tree Profile
Dollar Tree, Inc is a North American discount retailer that operates a portfolio of value-oriented store banners, primarily Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The company’s stores offer a broad assortment of everyday items at low price points, including household essentials, food and snacks, health and beauty products, cleaning supplies, seasonal and party goods, home décor, and basic apparel. Dollar Tree’s merchandising strategy emphasizes high-turnover branded and private-label merchandise tailored to budget-conscious consumers, with Family Dollar complementing the chain by offering a wider range of price points and assortment depth in smaller-format neighborhood locations.
Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, Dollar Tree has grown through both organic store openings and acquisitions.
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