Nykredit A S Invests $164.29 Million in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Key Points

• Nykredit A/S purchased 1.36 million Dollar Tree shares worth approximately $164.3 million in the second quarter, representing a 0.72% stake. Institutional investors collectively own 97.4% of the company.
• Dollar Tree’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with adjusted EPS of $2.70 versus the $1.15 consensus and revenue of $4.89 billion, up 7% year over year. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $7.70–$8.05.
• Analysts have a mixed outlook, with the stock carrying a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $131.68. Dollar Tree also authorized a $2.5 billion share-repurchase program, while two insiders recently sold shares.

Nykredit A S purchased a new position in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,358,361 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $164,294,000. Nykredit A S owned 0.72% of Dollar Tree at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Dollar Tree during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,643,741,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree in the second quarter worth approximately $1,176,661,000. Primecap Management Co. CA purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree in the second quarter worth approximately $455,845,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $385,350,000. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the 4th quarter worth approximately $260,858,000. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $114.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $131.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Evercore upgraded Dollar Tree from a "hold" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $88.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Dollar Tree from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $115.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $131.68.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $315,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total transaction of $155,791.95. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $537,580.83. The trade was a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 7.10% of the company's stock.

Dollar Tree Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:DLTR opened at $114.40 on Friday. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 52-week low of $84.71 and a 52-week high of $142.40. The stock has a market cap of $21.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.66. The business's 50 day moving average is $126.67 and its 200 day moving average is $114.16. 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 (NASDAQ:DLTR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%.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 company posted $0.77 EPS. Dollar Tree's revenue 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.95 EPS for the current year.

Dollar Tree declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, July 2nd that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Dollar Tree Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc operates discount variety stores under the Dollar Tree brand. Its stores offer a broad selection of merchandise at value-oriented prices, including consumable products, household supplies, seasonal items, toys, health and personal-care products, and other general merchandise. Product assortments may include both nationally recognized brands and private-label goods.

The company traces its origins to discount retail operations established in the 1950s and adopted the Dollar Tree name in the early 1990s.

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