Telsey Advisory Group Reiterates “Outperform” Rating for Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR)

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $130.00 price target on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 34.80% from the stock’s current price. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dollar Tree’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.48 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.31 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.44 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BNP Paribas downgraded Dollar Tree from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Thursday. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Dollar Tree in a report on Thursday, September 18th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $115.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI reduced their target price on Dollar Tree from $105.00 to $102.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.00.

Dollar Tree Stock Up 2.6%

NASDAQ DLTR opened at $96.44 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $100.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.04. The company has a market capitalization of $19.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.11, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.85. Dollar Tree has a 1-year low of $60.49 and a 1-year high of $118.06.

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

Dollar Tree declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, July 9th that permits the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 11.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Dollar Tree

In other Dollar Tree news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.32, for a total transaction of $118,879.20. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $410,208.48. This represents a 22.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 6.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Three Seasons Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Dollar Tree during the 3rd quarter worth $538,000. Burney Co. lifted its holdings in Dollar Tree by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. Burney Co. now owns 7,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $689,000 after buying an additional 425 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Dollar Tree by 10.0% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $196,000 after buying an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Dollar Tree by 11.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,346,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,045,000 after buying an additional 143,295 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB lifted its holdings in Dollar Tree by 211.6% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 152,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,431,000 after buying an additional 103,852 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

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.