Great Lakes Advisors LLC Acquires 30,265 Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Great Lakes Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 307.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 40,109 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,265 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC’s holdings in Dollar Tree were worth $3,785,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in Dollar Tree by 176.9% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,746,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,026,000 after buying an additional 2,393,172 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Dollar Tree during the second quarter worth about $185,784,000. Voya Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 103.1% in the third quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 2,406,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,729,000 after acquiring an additional 1,222,028 shares during the last quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 12.3% in the 2nd quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 10,825,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,072,187,000 after purchasing an additional 1,184,294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 906.5% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,275,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,973,000 after purchasing an additional 1,148,649 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dollar Tree news, insider Brent A. Beebe sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total transaction of $274,230.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 13,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,712,691. This represents a 13.80% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 6.60% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

NASDAQ DLTR opened at $117.59 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.74, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.80 and a twelve month high of $142.40. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $124.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $110.89.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.70 billion. Dollar Tree had a positive return on equity of 30.23% and a negative net margin of 15.40%.The business’s revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.12 EPS. Dollar Tree has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 5.39 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $109.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Telsey Advisory Group set a $150.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on Dollar Tree from $124.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $120.10.

Dollar Tree Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc is a North American discount retailer that operates a portfolio of value-oriented store banners, primarily Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The company’s stores offer a broad assortment of everyday items at low price points, including household essentials, food and snacks, health and beauty products, cleaning supplies, seasonal and party goods, home décor, and basic apparel. Dollar Tree’s merchandising strategy emphasizes high-turnover branded and private-label merchandise tailored to budget-conscious consumers, with Family Dollar complementing the chain by offering a wider range of price points and assortment depth in smaller-format neighborhood locations.

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, Dollar Tree has grown through both organic store openings and acquisitions.