Zacks Research Has Negative View of Dollar Tree Q2 Earnings

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - Free Report) - Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dollar Tree in a report released on Wednesday, June 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Dollar Tree's current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dollar Tree's Q1 2028 earnings at $1.53 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.75 EPS.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.52 billion. Dollar Tree had a negative net margin of 12.15% and a positive return on equity of 19.36%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.43 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on DLTR. Evercore ISI raised 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, June 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $82.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $80.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Guggenheim reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut Dollar Tree from a "strong-buy" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $90.26.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DLTR opened at $97.53 on Thursday. The company's fifty day moving average price is $86.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $76.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.04, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.84. Dollar Tree has a one year low of $60.49 and a one year high of $109.36.

Institutional Trading of Dollar Tree

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DLTR. Pzena Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Dollar Tree in the 4th quarter worth $520,000. Intrepid Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Dollar Tree by 103.6% in the fourth quarter. Intrepid Capital Management Inc. now owns 27,026 shares of the company's stock worth $2,025,000 after buying an additional 13,751 shares in the last quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 253.2% in the fourth quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 93,600 shares of the company's stock worth $7,014,000 after buying an additional 67,100 shares during the period. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Dollar Tree in the fourth quarter worth about $14,089,000. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dollar Tree during the 4th quarter valued at about $380,000. 97.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director William W. Douglas III acquired 701 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was bought at an average price 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 $103,275. The trade was a 103.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Aditya Maheshwari sold 1,238 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.70, for a total value of $92,478.60. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,231 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $316,055.70. This represents a 22.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 22,441 shares of company stock valued at $2,095,333 over the last three months. Insiders own 6.60% of the company's stock.

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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