30,398 Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR Acquired by Sage Capital Advisors llc

Sage Capital Advisors llc acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 30,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,466,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DLTR. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,643,741,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dollar Tree during the second quarter worth approximately $1,176,661,000. Primecap Management Co. CA purchased a new position in shares of Dollar Tree during the second quarter worth approximately $455,845,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the second quarter valued at approximately $385,350,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,821,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,106,000 after acquiring an additional 81,695 shares in the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on DLTR shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Friday, August 28th. Benchmark began coverage on Dollar Tree in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $131.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $131.83.

Dollar Tree Stock Down 0.3%

NASDAQ DLTR traded down $0.35 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $117.26. 360,803 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,142,594. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market cap of $22.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.71. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $122.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $114.43. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 12-month low of $85.88 and a 12-month high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $1.55. Dollar Tree had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The business had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Dollar Tree has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.950 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.700-8.050 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar Tree declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Share repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In related news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total transaction of $155,791.95. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $537,580.83. This trade represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total transaction of $315,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,127,568.20. This trade represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

About Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree, Inc operates discount variety stores under the Dollar Tree brand in the United States and Canada. Its stores offer a broad selection of everyday merchandise, including household supplies, food and beverages, health and personal-care products, seasonal items, toys, party supplies, and arts and crafts products.

The company’s Dollar Tree stores historically focused on merchandise priced at a fixed dollar point and have expanded to include multiple price points through initiatives such as Dollar Tree Plus.