WINTON GROUP Ltd Acquires Shares of 78,260 Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Key Points

• WINTON GROUP Ltd. acquired 78,260 Dollar Tree shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $9.5 million. Institutional investors collectively own 97.4% of the company.
• Analysts maintain a mixed outlook, with Dollar Tree receiving an average “Hold” rating and an average price target of $131.68. Recent targets range from $102 to $155.
• Dollar Tree exceeded quarterly earnings expectations, reporting $2.70 in EPS and $4.89 billion in revenue, while authorizing a $2.5 billion share-buyback program covering up to 10.7% of outstanding shares.

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 78,260 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,466,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of DLTR. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Covestor Ltd grew its stake in Dollar Tree by 60.9% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 222 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Dollar Tree by 59.9% in the first quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 259 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EFG International AG acquired a new position in Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on DLTR shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Dollar Tree from $99.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Dollar Tree from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $115.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Bank of America reiterated an "underperform" rating on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $131.68.

Dollar Tree Stock Down 4.6%

DLTR stock opened at $118.39 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a 50-day moving average of $127.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $114.74. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 52-week low of $84.71 and a 52-week high of $142.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.39.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR - Get Free Report) last posted 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 business had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%.The firm's revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.84 EPS for the current year.

Dollar Tree declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In related news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total transaction of $315,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares in the company, valued at $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 is available through this link. Also, 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $537,580.83. This trade represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 7.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Dollar Tree

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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