5,163 Shares in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) Purchased by Graham Capital Management L.P.

Graham Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 5,163 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $387,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Dollar Tree by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,450,228 shares of the company's stock worth $1,757,360,000 after purchasing an additional 163,368 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,920,748 shares of the company's stock valued at $743,461,000 after acquiring an additional 533,920 shares during the period. Capital International Investors lifted its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 30.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 8,753,693 shares of the company's stock valued at $656,000,000 after acquiring an additional 2,023,819 shares in the last quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. boosted its stake in Dollar Tree by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 7,940,163 shares of the company's stock worth $595,036,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000,637 shares during the period. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its position in Dollar Tree by 382.7% during the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 6,524,870 shares of the company's stock worth $488,974,000 after purchasing an additional 5,173,238 shares in the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Dollar Tree

In related news, CAO Aditya Maheshwari sold 1,238 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.70, for a total transaction of $92,478.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,231 shares in the company, valued at $316,055.70. This represents a 22.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director William W. Douglas III purchased 701 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $75.00 per share, for a total transaction of $52,575.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on DLTR shares. Bank of America reduced their target price on Dollar Tree from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $82.00 price target on Dollar Tree and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Guggenheim reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $100.00 target price (up previously from $95.00) on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Monday, May 5th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $79.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $82.68.

Dollar Tree Stock Up 2.0%

NASDAQ DLTR traded up $1.81 during trading on Thursday, hitting $90.73. 879,034 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,070,080. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 12 month low of $60.49 and a 12 month high of $121.92. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $77.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.10. The company has a market capitalization of $19.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -18.99, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 26th. The company reported $2.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.20 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $5 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.23 billion. Dollar Tree had a negative net margin of 3.34% and a positive return on equity of 16.89%. The firm's revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.55 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 5.39 EPS for the current year.

Dollar Tree Profile

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.