Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) Receives $131.68 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the twenty-six analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have assigned a hold recommendation and eleven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $131.6818.

DLTR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $136.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $88.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $135.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Finally, Evercore upgraded Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th.

Dollar Tree Stock Up 0.8%

DLTR opened at $119.17 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $22.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.55, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.66. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $127.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $114.45. 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 has a twelve month low of $84.71 and a twelve month high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Dollar Tree will post 7.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the business’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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $537,580.83. The trade was a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $315,025.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,127,568.20. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 7.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in Dollar Tree by 60.9% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 222 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Optimize Financial Inc raised its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $738,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings 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 valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators grew its holdings in Dollar Tree by 7.7% in the fourth 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. Finally, SouthState Bank Corp grew its stake in Dollar Tree by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. SouthState Bank Corp now owns 2,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Dollar Tree Company 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.