Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Dollarama Q1 Earnings

Dollarama Inc. (TSE:DOL - Free Report) - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Dollarama in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 21st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will earn $0.84 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.82. National Bank Financial currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dollarama's current full-year earnings is $5.33 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Dollarama's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on DOL. National Bankshares upgraded Dollarama from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from C$156.00 to C$166.00 in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Desjardins lifted their price target on shares of Dollarama from C$150.00 to C$160.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Dollarama from C$150.00 to C$175.00 in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of Dollarama from C$146.00 to C$168.00 in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price target on Dollarama from C$160.00 to C$185.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$164.50.

Dollarama Price Performance

Shares of TSE DOL traded up C$1.71 during trading on Monday, reaching C$177.75. The company had a trading volume of 63,656 shares, compared to its average volume of 721,932. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 369.36. Dollarama has a twelve month low of C$119.75 and a twelve month high of C$178.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$164.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$150.60. The stock has a market capitalization of C$49.12 billion, a PE ratio of 45.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.56.

Dollarama Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 9th were issued a $0.1058 dividend. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.24%. This is an increase from Dollarama's previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 17th. Dollarama's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.42%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer Mark Di Pesa sold 1,350 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$173.51, for a total value of C$234,234.45. Also, Senior Officer Geoffrey Peter Robillard sold 28,000 shares of Dollarama stock in a transaction on Friday, April 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$160.00, for a total transaction of C$4,480,000.00. Corporate insiders own 2.23% of the company's stock.

Dollarama Company Profile

Dollarama Inc is a Canada-based company principally engaged in operating discount retail stores. The company provides a broad range of everyday consumer products, general merchandise, and seasonal items, with merchandise at low fixed price points. General merchandise and consumer products jointly account for the majority of the company's product offerings.