Saudi Central Bank Purchases 6,147 Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Saudi Central Bank raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 88.2% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 13,120 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,147 shares during the period. Saudi Central Bank’s holdings in Dollar Tree were worth $1,587,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of DLTR. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in Dollar Tree by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 21,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,635,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Optimize Financial Inc boosted its position in Dollar Tree by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $738,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 60.9% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 27.6% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 393 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 1,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In related news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the 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 sale, the director directly owned 4,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $537,580.83. This represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the insider owned 24,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,127,568.20. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 7.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $136.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Friday, August 28th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Dollar Tree from $88.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Guggenheim boosted their target price on Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $131.68.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DLTR opened at $124.04 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $127.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $114.85. The stock has a market cap of $23.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.15, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 12 month low of $84.71 and a 12 month high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by $1.55. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion during 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%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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. As a group, analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.84 earnings per share for the current year.

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