Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Has $41.06 Million Stake in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. reduced its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 43.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 435,127 shares of the company’s stock after selling 330,249 shares during the quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. owned 0.21% of Dollar Tree worth $41,063,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 164.0% during the second quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 264 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 372.5% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter worth $43,000. Institutional investors own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Dollar Tree

In other Dollar Tree news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 1,260 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.70, for a total transaction of $119,322.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 21,402 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,026,769.40. The trade was a 5.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Brent A. Beebe sold 2,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total transaction of $274,230.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 13,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,712,691. The trade was a 13.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 6.60% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DLTR opened at $126.90 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $25.23 billion, a PE ratio of -9.43, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $107.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $104.63. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.80 and a twelve month high of $132.48.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DLTR has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Guggenheim boosted their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Dollar Tree from $104.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, New Street Research set a $103.00 price target on Dollar Tree in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar Tree presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $117.72.

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.