Voya Investment Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 103.1% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,406,748 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,222,028 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Dollar Tree were worth $226,729,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 50.7% in the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after purchasing an additional 4,458 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in Dollar Tree by 20.6% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 400,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,096,000 after buying an additional 68,357 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in Dollar Tree by 79.0% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Dollar Tree by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,047,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,675,000 after buying an additional 54,343 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Korea Investment CORP lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 44.5% in the 1st quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 208,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,680,000 after acquiring an additional 64,300 shares during the period. 97.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dollar Tree news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 1,260 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.70, for a total value of $119,322.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 21,402 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,026,769.40. This represents a 5.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Brent A. Beebe sold 2,200 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total value of $274,230.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 13,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,712,691. This trade represents a 13.80% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 6.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on DLTR. Guggenheim lifted their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Jefferies Financial Group restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Dollar Tree in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $117.72.

Dollar Tree Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of Dollar Tree stock opened at $126.90 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $107.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $104.63. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.80 and a 12-month high of $132.48. 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 has a market cap of $25.23 billion, a PE ratio of -9.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.75.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 positive return on equity of 30.23% and a negative net margin of 15.40%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.12 EPS. Dollar Tree has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 5.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar Tree 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.