5,098 Shares in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) Bought by Caprock Group LLC

Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,098 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $382,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Alan B Lancz & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in Dollar Tree by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Alan B Lancz & Associates Inc. now owns 3,250 shares of the company's stock valued at $229,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. AM Squared Ltd lifted its stake in Dollar Tree by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. AM Squared Ltd now owns 1,800 shares of the company's stock valued at $127,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in Dollar Tree by 91.3% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 440 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Dollar Tree by 105.6% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 553 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its stake in Dollar Tree by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 28,312 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,122,000 after buying an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DLTR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com raised shares of Dollar Tree from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $76.00 target price on the stock. Loop Capital raised their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Guggenheim decreased their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $120.00 to $100.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar Tree presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $85.58.

Dollar Tree Trading Down 2.5 %

Dollar Tree stock traded down $1.86 during trading on Friday, hitting $72.66. The company had a trading volume of 1,911,654 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,529,005. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 1-year low of $60.49 and a 1-year high of $151.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $72.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.60. The stock has a market cap of $15.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.89.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.05. Dollar Tree had a negative net margin of 3.34% and a positive return on equity of 16.89%. The firm had revenue of $7.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.45 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.97 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 5.39 EPS for the current fiscal 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.