Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.150-5.650 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.210. The company issued revenue guidance of $18.5 billion-$19.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $19.0 billion.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DLTR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Cfra Research raised shares of Dollar Tree to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $80.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $82.00 target price on Dollar Tree and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Bank of America dropped their price target on Dollar Tree from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Guggenheim reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $90.26.

Dollar Tree Stock Up 9.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:DLTR traded up $8.05 during trading on Thursday, hitting $96.67. 11,800,696 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,204,726. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $81.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.92. Dollar Tree has a 12-month low of $60.49 and a 12-month high of $121.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.79 billion, a P/E ratio of -20.27, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.84.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.52 billion. Dollar Tree had a positive return on equity of 16.89% and a negative net margin of 3.34%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.43 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Dollar Tree will post 5.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Aditya Maheshwari sold 1,238 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.70, for a total value of $92,478.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 4,231 shares in the company, valued at approximately $316,055.70. The trade was a 22.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director William W. Douglas III purchased 701 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $75.00 per share, for a total transaction of $52,575.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 1,377 shares of the company's stock, valued at $103,275. This trade represents a 103.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 6.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Dollar Tree

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in Dollar Tree by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 17,078 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,282,000 after acquiring an additional 4,941 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 3,237.4% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,750 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,032,000 after buying an additional 13,338 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,646 shares of the company's stock valued at $799,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Dollar Tree

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.