Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR Stock Sold by North Dakota State Investment Board

North Dakota State Investment Board lessened its stake in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 56.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,744 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,445 shares during the period. North Dakota State Investment Board’s holdings in Dollar Tree were worth $655,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR grew its holdings in Dollar Tree by 3,813.6% during the third quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR now owns 4,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after purchasing an additional 4,767 shares during the last quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Dollar Tree in the third quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 42.7% in the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 3,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $369,000 after purchasing an additional 968 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 38.7% in the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 12,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,451,000 after buying an additional 3,550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 494.4% in the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,547,000 after buying an additional 11,283 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

DLTR opened at $133.87 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.71. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $121.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $117.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 12-month low of $85.88 and a 12-month high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $1.55. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities analysts forecast that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on DLTR. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Loop Capital upgraded shares of Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $130.00 to $140.00 in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $145.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $133.14.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In other news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $537,580.83. This trade represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the business’s 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 in the company, valued at $3,127,568.20. This trade represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 7.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree, Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR) is a discount retailer that operates stores under the Dollar Tree brand in the United States and Canada. Its stores offer a broad selection of merchandise at value-oriented prices, including consumable products, household supplies, health and personal-care items, seasonal goods, toys, party supplies, crafts, and other general merchandise.

The company traces its history to 1986, when its first store opened in Norfolk, Virginia. It later expanded through organic growth and acquisitions, including its 2015 acquisition of Family Dollar, a chain serving primarily urban and rural communities with everyday household and grocery products.

Dollar Tree announced plans to separate from the Family Dollar business and completed the sale in 2025.