Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) Earns Outperform Rating from Telsey Advisory Group

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $130.00 price objective on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 28.56% from the company’s previous close. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dollar Tree’s FY2026 earnings at $5.66 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.71 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.84 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.50 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.62 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.55 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $80.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. They set a “hold” rating and a $106.00 price target for the company. Cfra Research upgraded shares of Dollar Tree to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $106.95.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DLTR opened at $101.12 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The company has a market cap of $20.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.45, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.89. Dollar Tree has a 52 week low of $60.49 and a 52 week high of $118.06. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $110.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.07.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 3rd. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.39. The firm had revenue of $4.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.46 billion. Dollar Tree had a negative net margin of 13.46% and a positive return on equity of 23.52%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. Dollar Tree has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.320-5.720 EPS. Research analysts predict that Dollar Tree will post 5.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, July 9th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 11.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,839,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,789,648,000 after purchasing an additional 389,490 shares during the last quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 10,825,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,072,187,000 after purchasing an additional 1,184,294 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,994,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $750,323,000 after purchasing an additional 74,230 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 69.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,848,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $439,025,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400,586 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA raised its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,925,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $388,783,000 after purchasing an additional 12,675 shares during the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.