Leuthold Group LLC Acquires New Holdings in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Leuthold Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 10,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,222,000.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Dollar Tree

In other Dollar Tree news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at $537,580.83. The trade was a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total transaction of $315,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 7.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on DLTR shares. 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. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $135.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Friday, August 28th. Guggenheim upped their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Morgan Stanley upped 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 report on Friday, August 28th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $130.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Friday, August 28th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $133.14.

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Dollar Tree Price Performance

Shares of Dollar Tree stock opened at $140.83 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $26.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 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. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $122.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $117.23. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a one year low of $85.88 and a one year high of $148.54.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%. Dollar Tree’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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. Equities analysts expect that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.92 EPS for the current year.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

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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.

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