Q2 EPS Estimates for Dollar Tree Decreased by Analyst

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dollar Tree in a research note issued on Wednesday, June 4th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.59. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Market Perform" rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dollar Tree's current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dollar Tree's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on DLTR. UBS Group upped their price target on Dollar Tree from $95.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. 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. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Dollar Tree from $72.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Dollar Tree from $86.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Cfra Research upgraded Dollar Tree to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $90.26.

Dollar Tree Trading Down 2.2%

NASDAQ DLTR opened at $94.50 on Monday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $82.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $75.49. Dollar Tree has a 12 month low of $60.49 and a 12 month high of $111.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.72 billion, a PE ratio of -19.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.84. 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, June 4th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.05. Dollar Tree had a positive return on equity of 16.89% and a negative net margin of 3.34%. The business had revenue of $4.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.52 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.43 EPS. Dollar Tree's quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Aditya Maheshwari sold 1,238 shares of the company's 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 4,231 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $316,055.70. This represents a 22.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director William W. Douglas III purchased 701 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $75.00 per share, for a total transaction of $52,575.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 1,377 shares in the company, valued at $103,275. This trade represents a 103.70% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 6.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 382.7% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 784.2% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 4,377,366 shares of the company's stock worth $328,040,000 after purchasing an additional 3,882,324 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 2,489.9% in the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,621,456 shares of the company's stock worth $196,452,000 after purchasing an additional 2,520,237 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 69.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,848,196 shares of the company's stock worth $439,025,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400,586 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree in the fourth quarter worth approximately $171,149,000. 97.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Dollar Tree

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.

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