Zacks Research Has Weak Estimate for Dollar Tree Q2 Earnings

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Dollar Tree in a report released on Wednesday, June 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.64. The consensus estimate for Dollar Tree’s current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dollar Tree’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.41 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.12 EPS.

DLTR has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $95.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 29th. Cfra Research raised Dollar Tree to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Dollar Tree from a “strong-buy” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. Loop Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $105.00 price objective on Dollar Tree and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $90.37.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

Shares of Dollar Tree stock opened at $98.68 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $88.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.59 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.84. Dollar Tree has a fifty-two week low of $60.49 and a fifty-two week high of $109.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.52 billion. Dollar Tree had a negative net margin of 12.15% and a positive return on equity of 19.36%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.43 EPS.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In other Dollar Tree news, CMO Richard L. Mcneely sold 21,026 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.62, for a total value of $1,989,480.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer now directly owns 50,419 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,770,645.78. The trade was a 29.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director William W. Douglas III purchased 701 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $75.00 per share, for a total transaction of $52,575.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 1,377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $103,275. This represents a 103.70% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 22,616 shares of company stock worth $2,112,402 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 6.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar Tree

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DLTR. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Dollar Tree by 35.9% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,000 after buying an additional 413 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,834,000. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 20.9% in the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 907 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Funds Management LTD bought a new position in shares of Dollar Tree in the 4th quarter worth $2,377,000. Finally, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its position in Dollar Tree by 17.5% in the 4th quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 32,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,416,000 after purchasing an additional 4,800 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

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.