Cullinan Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR – Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 23,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,679,000.
A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of DLTR. Ethic Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 67,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,257,000 after purchasing an additional 11,292 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 50.5% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Waycross Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dollar Tree during the third quarter worth $2,694,000. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 235.5% during the third quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 6,966 shares of the company’s stock worth $794,000 after purchasing an additional 4,890 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CenterBook Partners LP grew its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 1,120.8% during the third quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 43,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,981,000 after purchasing an additional 40,104 shares in the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Activity at Dollar Tree
In other news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total transaction of $155,791.95. Following the transaction, the director directly 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total transaction of $315,025.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 24,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,127,568.20. This trade represents a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 7.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Dollar Tree Stock Down 4.9%
Dollar Tree stock opened at $131.14 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $24.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.01, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.64. 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, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $85.88 and a fifty-two week high of $148.54. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $122.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $117.13.
Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $1.55. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. Equities research analysts expect that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.92 earnings per share for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
DLTR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Dollar Tree from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Barclays upped their price objective on Dollar Tree from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Evercore set a $135.00 price objective on Dollar Tree in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $145.00 price objective on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Friday, August 28th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $133.14.
Read Our Latest Report on DLTR
Dollar Tree Company Profile
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.
Dollar Tree completed the sale of its Family Dollar business in 2025, refocusing the company on its Dollar Tree stores.
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