67,254 Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR Purchased by Goelzer Investment Management Inc.

Goelzer Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 67,254 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,668,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the third quarter worth $23,844,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 10.8% in the third quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 4,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $505,000 after buying an additional 432 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 83.2% in the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 32,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,707,000 after buying an additional 14,769 shares in the last quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dollar Tree in the third quarter worth about $1,336,000. Finally, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH acquired a new position in Dollar Tree during the third quarter worth about $149,613,000. 97.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In other news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total value of $155,791.95. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $537,580.83. This represents a 22.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,127,568.20. The trade was a 9.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ DLTR opened at $124.18 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $122.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $114.79. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 12 month low of $85.88 and a 12 month high of $142.40. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $23.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.03, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.71.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. Dollar Tree’s 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, July 2nd that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Share repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on DLTR shares. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $131.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $114.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Weiss Ratings raised Dollar Tree from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Dollar Tree currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $133.14.

Dollar Tree Profile

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.