BDF Gestion Buys 14,295 Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

BDF Gestion purchased a new position in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 14,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,630,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. increased its holdings in Dollar Tree by 1.3% in the third quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 13,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,540,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in Dollar Tree by 34.5% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 11,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,289,000 after buying an additional 2,901 shares during the last quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Dollar Tree during the third quarter worth about $550,000. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dollar Tree during the 3rd quarter worth about $9,853,000. Finally, USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in shares of Dollar Tree during the 3rd quarter worth about $607,000. 97.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In other news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 owned 4,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $537,580.83. This represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the firm’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 sale, the insider owned 24,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,127,568.20. The trade was a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on DLTR. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $135.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Guggenheim upped their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Evercore set a $135.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Benchmark assumed coverage on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Dollar Tree has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $133.14.

Dollar Tree Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of Dollar Tree stock traded down $1.54 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $122.64. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 355,787 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,119,000. The company has a market capitalization of $23.01 billion, a PE ratio of 15.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $122.29 and a 200 day moving average of $114.86. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 12 month low of $85.88 and a 12 month high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $1.55. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%. The business had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. Dollar Tree’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, July 2nd that permits the company to buy back $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Share repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR) is a discount retailer that operates stores under the Dollar Tree brand in the United States and Canada. Its stores offer a broad selection of merchandise at value-oriented prices, including consumable products, household supplies, health and personal-care items, seasonal goods, toys, party supplies, crafts, and other general merchandise.

The company traces its history to 1986, when its first store opened in Norfolk, Virginia. It later expanded through organic growth and acquisitions, including its 2015 acquisition of Family Dollar, a chain serving primarily urban and rural communities with everyday household and grocery products.

Dollar Tree announced plans to separate from the Family Dollar business and completed the sale in 2025.