Cullinan Associates Inc. Buys New Stake in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Cullinan Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 23,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,679,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ethic Inc. lifted its stake in Dollar Tree by 20.1% during the third quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 67,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,257,000 after purchasing an additional 11,292 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Waycross Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree in the third quarter valued at $2,694,000. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 235.5% in the third quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 6,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $794,000 after buying 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% in the third quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 43,682 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,981,000 after buying an additional 40,104 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,127,568.20. The trade was a 9.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total value of $155,791.95. Following the sale, the director owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $537,580.83. This trade represents a 22.47% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on DLTR. Loop Capital lowered Dollar Tree from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $140.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $131.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Monday, August 31st. Weiss Ratings raised Dollar Tree from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $135.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $133.14.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

Shares of DLTR stock opened at $131.14 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 $85.88 and a 52 week high of $148.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.61 billion, a PE ratio of 16.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.64. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $122.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $117.13.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last posted 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. Dollar Tree had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The business had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, research analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Dollar Tree

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.