Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR Shares Sold by Mondrian Investment Partners LTD

Mondrian Investment Partners LTD cut its stake in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 49.3% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 580,590 shares of the company’s stock after selling 564,365 shares during the quarter. Dollar Tree comprises 1.4% of Mondrian Investment Partners LTD’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD’s holdings in Dollar Tree were worth $66,199,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Evergreen Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Dollar Tree by 67.0% during the third quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 6,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $725,000 after buying an additional 2,551 shares in the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. raised its position in Dollar Tree by 528.8% in the 3rd quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,000 after buying an additional 698 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Dollar Tree in the 3rd quarter valued at $458,000. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Dollar Tree by 113.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,000 after acquiring an additional 2,326 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Dollar Tree by 92.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 14,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,622,000 after acquiring an additional 6,821 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total transaction of $315,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,127,568.20. This trade represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total value of $155,791.95. Following the sale, the director owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at $537,580.83. The trade was a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 7.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

DLTR stock opened at $125.31 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 firm has a market cap of $23.51 billion, a PE ratio of 15.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.71. The business has a 50 day moving average of $121.99 and a 200-day moving average of $115.42. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 12-month low of $85.88 and a 12-month high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by $1.55. The business had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 last year, the company 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 7.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on DLTR. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Friday, August 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Benchmark assumed coverage on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $114.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $133.14.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc (NASDAQ: DLTR) is a discount retailer that operates stores under the Dollar Tree brand in the United States and Canada. Its stores offer a broad selection of merchandise at value-oriented prices, including consumable products, household supplies, health and personal-care items, seasonal goods, toys, party supplies, crafts, and other general merchandise.

The company traces its history to 1986, when its first store opened in Norfolk, Virginia. It later expanded through organic growth and acquisitions, including its 2015 acquisition of Family Dollar, a chain serving primarily urban and rural communities with everyday household and grocery products.

Dollar Tree announced plans to separate from the Family Dollar business and completed the sale in 2025.