Telsey Advisory Group Weighs in on Dollar Tree Q4 Earnings

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - Free Report) - Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dollar Tree in a research report issued on Thursday, October 16th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.56. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Outperform" rating and a $130.00 price objective 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.31 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.44 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the company. New Street Research set a $103.00 target price on Dollar Tree in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup lowered their target price on Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $124.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. Wolfe Research started coverage on Dollar Tree in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. They issued a "peer perform" rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated an "underperform" rating and set a $70.00 price target (down previously from $110.00) on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Thursday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $109.00.

Dollar Tree Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of DLTR opened at $94.03 on Friday. Dollar Tree has a 52 week low of $60.49 and a 52 week high of $118.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The company has a market capitalization of $19.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.93, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.85. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $101.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $95.89.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 3rd. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.39. Dollar Tree had a positive return on equity of 23.52% and a negative net margin of 13.46%.The business had revenue of $4.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.46 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Dollar Tree has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.320-5.720 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar Tree

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Burney Co. raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 6.2% during the third quarter. Burney Co. now owns 7,297 shares of the company's stock valued at $689,000 after acquiring an additional 425 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 10.0% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,078 shares of the company's stock valued at $196,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 11.9% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,346,247 shares of the company's stock valued at $127,045,000 after acquiring an additional 143,295 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 211.6% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 152,921 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,431,000 after acquiring an additional 103,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 4.8% during the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 10,387 shares of the company's stock valued at $980,000 after acquiring an additional 479 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In other Dollar Tree news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.32, for a total transaction of $118,879.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,089 shares of the company's stock, valued at $410,208.48. This represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 6.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Dollar Tree announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, July 9th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 11.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

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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