190,766 Shares in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR Purchased by Hook Mill Capital Partners LP

Hook Mill Capital Partners LP acquired a new position in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 190,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,893,000. Dollar Tree accounts for approximately 1.9% of Hook Mill Capital Partners LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Hook Mill Capital Partners LP owned about 0.09% of Dollar Tree at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in DLTR. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. raised its stake in Dollar Tree by 12.3% during the second quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 10,825,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,072,187,000 after buying an additional 1,184,294 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,994,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $750,323,000 after purchasing an additional 74,230 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Dollar Tree by 69.6% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its position in Dollar Tree by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,925,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $388,783,000 after purchasing an additional 12,675 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in Dollar Tree by 176.9% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,746,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,026,000 after purchasing an additional 2,393,172 shares in the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Dollar Tree news, insider Brent A. Beebe sold 2,200 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.65, for a total transaction of $274,230.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 13,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,712,691. The trade was a 13.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 1,260 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.70, for a total value of $119,322.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 21,402 shares in the company, valued at $2,026,769.40. The trade was a 5.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 6.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on DLTR. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Bank of America raised their price target on Dollar Tree from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. New Street Research set a $103.00 price objective on Dollar Tree in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $109.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $136.00 price target on Dollar Tree in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.17.

Dollar Tree Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of DLTR opened at $129.87 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The business has a fifty day moving average of $103.85 and a 200 day moving average of $103.55. The company has a market cap of $25.83 billion, a PE ratio of -9.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.75. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 52-week low of $61.80 and a 52-week high of $130.60.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The company reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.12. Dollar Tree had a negative net margin of 15.40% and a positive return on equity of 30.23%. The business had revenue of $4.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.12 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. Dollar Tree has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 5.39 EPS for the current year.

Dollar Tree Company 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.