14,361 Shares in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR Acquired by Contravisory Investment Management Inc.

Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 14,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,637,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Dollar Tree by 59.9% in the first quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Dollar Tree by 80.1% in the first quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. EFG International AG acquired a new position in Dollar Tree in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in Dollar Tree during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Dollar Tree

In other Dollar Tree 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 value of $315,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 24,820 shares in the company, valued at $3,127,568.20. The trade was a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $537,580.83. This trade represents a 22.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 7.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Dollar Tree from a “moderate sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Benchmark assumed coverage on shares of Dollar Tree in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Loop Capital upgraded shares of Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $130.00 to $140.00 in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $136.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Dollar Tree has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $131.83.

Dollar Tree Trading Down 1.1%

Dollar Tree stock traded down $1.33 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $116.28. 1,890,117 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,150,439. The firm has a market cap of $21.82 billion, a PE ratio of 14.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $122.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $114.49. 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by $1.55. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.86 billion. Dollar Tree had a net margin of 8.03% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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. Research analysts expect that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dollar Tree declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc operates discount variety stores under the Dollar Tree brand in the United States and Canada. Its stores offer a broad selection of everyday merchandise, including household supplies, food and beverages, health and personal-care products, seasonal items, toys, party supplies, and arts and crafts products.

The company’s Dollar Tree stores historically focused on merchandise priced at a fixed dollar point and have expanded to include multiple price points through initiatives such as Dollar Tree Plus.