Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Dollar Tree in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $5.39 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.31. The consensus estimate for Dollar Tree's current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dollar Tree's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.05 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.92 EPS.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR - Get Free Report) last released 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. The firm had revenue of $7.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.45 billion. Dollar Tree had a positive return on equity of 16.89% and a negative net margin of 3.34%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.97 EPS.

DLTR has been the topic of several other reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Dollar Tree from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Dollar Tree from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $155.00 to $105.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $70.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 5th. Seventeen 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, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $85.58.

Dollar Tree Trading Down 0.3 %

DLTR stock traded down $0.21 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $69.06. 3,082,106 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,433,707. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $67.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.85 billion, a PE ratio of -14.48, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 1.03. Dollar Tree has a one year low of $60.49 and a one year high of $151.21.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar Tree

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DLTR. Raymond James Trust N.A. boosted its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 4,996 shares of the company's stock worth $533,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Dollar Tree by 35.2% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 657 shares of the company's stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 52.0% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 535 shares of the company's stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Alan B Lancz & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 6.6% during the third quarter. Alan B Lancz & Associates Inc. now owns 3,250 shares of the company's stock valued at $229,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AM Squared Ltd raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Dollar Tree

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.