Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $131.83 According to Brokerages

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-six ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, thirteen have assigned a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $131.83.

A number of research firms have commented on DLTR. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $135.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Loop Capital upgraded Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $130.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. 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 note on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Guggenheim upped their target price on Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DLTR opened at $118.64 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.26 billion, a PE ratio of 14.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.71. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $123.20 and its 200-day moving average is $114.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 1.13. Dollar Tree has a 52 week low of $85.88 and a 52 week high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 38.61%. Dollar Tree’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Dollar Tree will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, July 2nd that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at $537,580.83. This represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction 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. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 7.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Dollar Tree

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,643,741,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dollar Tree during the second quarter worth approximately $1,176,661,000. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired 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 position in shares of Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter worth $385,350,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,821,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,106,000 after purchasing an additional 81,695 shares in 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 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.