Nykredit A S Takes $10.14 Million Position in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Nykredit A S purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 83,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,141,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DLTR. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 3,237.4% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,032,000 after acquiring an additional 13,338 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 40.7% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 17,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,282,000 after acquiring an additional 4,941 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in Dollar Tree by 2.0% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $799,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dollar Tree in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $257,000. Finally, CW Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $264,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In related news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total transaction of $155,791.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at $537,580.83. The trade was a 22.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $315,025.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 24,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,127,568.20. The trade was a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $88.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Evercore raised shares of Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $135.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Finally, Benchmark began coverage on Dollar Tree in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar Tree currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $131.68.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

DLTR opened at $131.42 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $127.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $114.96. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $84.71 and a fifty-two week high of $142.40. The firm has a market cap of $24.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.66.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by $1.55. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%.Dollar Tree’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. Dollar Tree has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.950 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.700-8.050 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, July 2nd that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Dollar Tree Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc is a North American discount retailer that operates a portfolio of value-oriented store banners, primarily Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The company’s stores offer a broad assortment of everyday items at low price points, including household essentials, food and snacks, health and beauty products, cleaning supplies, seasonal and party goods, home décor, and basic apparel. Dollar Tree’s merchandising strategy emphasizes high-turnover branded and private-label merchandise tailored to budget-conscious consumers, with Family Dollar complementing the chain by offering a wider range of price points and assortment depth in smaller-format neighborhood locations.

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, Dollar Tree has grown through both organic store openings and acquisitions.