Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) Insider Sells $274,230.00 in Stock

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) insider Brent Beebe sold 2,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total value of $274,230.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 13,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,712,691. This trade represents a 13.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

NASDAQ:DLTR traded up $4.56 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $124.24. 2,550,112 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,245,566. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $101.58 and its 200-day moving average is $102.92. The firm has a market cap of $24.71 billion, a PE ratio of -9.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.75. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.80 and a twelve month high of $125.79.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on DLTR. Citigroup increased their target price on Dollar Tree from $124.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $109.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Dollar Tree from $105.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $114.00 target price (up previously from $108.00) on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar Tree currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $116.17.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in Dollar Tree by 17.4% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 13,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $996,000 after purchasing an additional 1,963 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,471,865 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,493,000 after buying an additional 85,508 shares during the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 29.5% during the 1st quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 22,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,725,000 after buying an additional 5,230 shares during the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Dollar Tree by 8.8% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,529,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,997,000 after acquiring an additional 286,910 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

About Dollar Tree

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.