Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.09 EPS

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $2.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by ($0.09), Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $5 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.23 billion. Dollar Tree had a positive return on equity of 16.89% and a negative net margin of 3.34%. The company’s revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.55 earnings per share. Dollar Tree updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.000-5.500 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.100-1.250 EPS.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

DLTR traded up $2.07 on Wednesday, hitting $69.21. 17,783,696 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,440,216. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.17. Dollar Tree has a 12 month low of $60.49 and a 12 month high of $137.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.51, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a 50-day moving average of $71.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.13.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DLTR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Dollar Tree from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Guggenheim cut their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $120.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Dollar Tree from $83.00 to $76.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $64.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.89.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc operates retail discount stores. The company operates in two segments, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The Dollar Tree segment offers merchandise at the fixed price of $ 1.25. It provides consumable merchandise, which includes everyday consumables, such as household paper and chemicals, food, candy, health, personal care products, and frozen and refrigerated food; variety merchandise comprising toys, durable housewares, gifts, stationery, party goods, greeting cards, softlines, arts and crafts supplies, and other items; and seasonal goods that include Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Valentine's Day merchandise.