National Pension Service Cuts Position in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

National Pension Service decreased its position in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 49.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 301,995 shares of the company’s stock after selling 296,432 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in Dollar Tree were worth $36,526,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of DLTR. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Dollar Tree in the second quarter valued at $9,466,000. Cidel Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Dollar Tree by 111.9% during the second quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $725,000 after purchasing an additional 3,167 shares in the last quarter. Capital Analysts LLC bought a new position in Dollar Tree during the second quarter valued at $56,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in Dollar Tree by 347.1% during the second quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 19,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,299,000 after purchasing an additional 14,754 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Dollar Tree by 468.9% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 26,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,206,000 after purchasing an additional 21,849 shares during the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Dollar Tree News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Dollar Tree this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research increased its FY2028 EPS forecast to $7.89 from $7.67 and raised its FY2029 forecast to $8.86 from $8.62. Analysts also lifted estimates for Q1 2028, Q2 2028, Q4 2028 and Q1 2029, signaling stronger longer-term earnings expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: The revisions leave Zacks’ projected FY2028 earnings only modestly above the current-year consensus estimate of $7.84. The changes may support investor confidence, but they do not represent a formal company guidance update.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data showed zero shares short and a zero-day days-to-cover ratio, providing no meaningful indication of short-seller pressure or potential short-covering demand.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research lowered its Q4 2027 EPS forecast to $2.63 from $2.76 and cut its Q3 2028 forecast to $1.39 from $1.53. These reductions point to possible pressure on earnings in specific reporting periods.
• Negative Sentiment: An opinion article titled “3 reasons to avoid DLTR and 1 stock to buy instead” reflects a bearish view of Dollar Tree, although it is commentary rather than a new operating or financial disclosure. 3 reasons to avoid DLTR and 1 stock to buy instead

Insider Activity

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 shares were sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total value of $155,791.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $537,580.83. This trade represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were 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. This trade represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ DLTR opened at $118.17 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 52 week low of $84.71 and a 52 week high of $142.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a fifty day moving average of $127.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $114.65.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its 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 business had revenue of $4.89 billion for 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior 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. On average, analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, July 2nd that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on DLTR shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Dollar Tree from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Evercore raised shares of Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 22nd. Guggenheim lifted their price target on Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Bank of America reissued an “underperform” rating on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. 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 MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $131.68.

Dollar Tree Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc operates discount variety stores under the Dollar Tree brand. Its stores offer a broad selection of merchandise at value-oriented prices, including consumable products, household supplies, seasonal items, toys, health and personal-care products, and other general merchandise. Product assortments may include both nationally recognized brands and private-label goods.

The company traces its origins to discount retail operations established in the 1950s and adopted the Dollar Tree name in the early 1990s.