Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Acquires 1,312,165 Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH acquired a new position in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,312,165 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $149,613,000. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH owned about 0.70% of Dollar Tree as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of DLTR. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,643,741,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,176,661,000. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new position in Dollar Tree in the second quarter valued at $455,845,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter valued at about $385,350,000. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $205,631,000. 97.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

Shares of DLTR stock opened at $121.76 on Thursday. The firm's 50 day moving average is $122.53 and its 200 day moving average is $114.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.87, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.71. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 12 month low of $85.88 and a 12 month high of $142.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 period in the previous year, the business earned $0.77 EPS. 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 has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, July 2nd that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dollar Tree

In other news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $315,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,127,568.20. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total value of $155,791.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,089 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $537,580.83. This represents a 22.47% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 7.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on DLTR. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $145.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Friday, August 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price 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. Wall Street Zen raised Dollar Tree from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Dollar Tree from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. 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 company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Dollar Tree presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $131.83.

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.

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