Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR Shares Acquired by Russell Investments Group Ltd.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 99.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 577,762 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 288,365 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned about 0.31% of Dollar Tree worth $65,876,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of DLTR. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. lifted its position in Dollar Tree by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. now owns 129,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,669,000 after acquiring an additional 3,931 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in Dollar Tree by 44.3% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 1,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. Bayban grew its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 39.8% in the third quarter. Bayban now owns 559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the period. King Luther Capital Management Corp lifted its holdings in Dollar Tree by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 198,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,638,000 after purchasing an additional 3,985 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board boosted its position in Dollar Tree by 84.0% during the third quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 16,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,922,000 after acquiring an additional 7,693 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DLTR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $145.00 target price on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Dollar Tree from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $136.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Dollar Tree has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $133.14.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total transaction of $315,025.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total value of $155,791.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. Company insiders own 7.10% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DLTR traded down $3.19 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $138.08. 1,893,873 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,174,252. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $123.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $117.46. The stock has a market cap of $25.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.86, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.64. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a twelve month low of $85.88 and a twelve month high of $148.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $1.55. Dollar Tree had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The firm had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.77 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc. is a discount retailer that sells everyday merchandise through stores operating under the Dollar Tree banner. Its assortment includes food, household and cleaning supplies, health and beauty products, toys, seasonal goods, party supplies and stationery. Many stores offer products at multiple price points. The company traces its roots to a retail business founded in 1986 and later developed its Dollar Tree chain around value-priced merchandise. It operates primarily in the United States.