Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Has $20.88 Million Stock Position in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund grew its position in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) by 18.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 169,754 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,527 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in Dollar Tree were worth $20,881,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Optimize Financial Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $738,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 60.9% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 222 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 27.6% during the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 393 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 1,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. Finally, SouthState Bank Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. SouthState Bank Corp now owns 2,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on DLTR. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $142.00 to $107.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $132.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $88.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $165.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $119.48.

Key Dollar Tree News

Here are the key news stories impacting Dollar Tree this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised earnings estimates for Dollar Tree across multiple periods, including FY2027, FY2028, FY2029, Q1 2028, Q2 2028, Q4 2028, and Q1 2029, signaling stronger expected long-term profitability.
• Positive Sentiment: The analyst team also lifted Q2 2027 and Q4 2027 EPS forecasts, which reinforces a more favorable near- and medium-term earnings outlook for Dollar Tree.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks trimmed its Q3 2028 EPS estimate slightly, but the change was small and did not offset the broader pattern of higher forecasts.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent short-interest data showed no meaningful change in bearish positioning, providing little additional trading catalyst for the stock.

Dollar Tree Price Performance

Shares of DLTR opened at $110.32 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $21.20 billion, a PE ratio of 17.24, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.66. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $101.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $114.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 1.16. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a twelve month low of $84.71 and a twelve month high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $4.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.96 billion. Dollar Tree had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 35.19%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share. Dollar Tree has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.150 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 6.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar Tree Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc is a North American discount retailer that operates a portfolio of value-oriented store banners, primarily Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The company’s stores offer a broad assortment of everyday items at low price points, including household essentials, food and snacks, health and beauty products, cleaning supplies, seasonal and party goods, home décor, and basic apparel. Dollar Tree’s merchandising strategy emphasizes high-turnover branded and private-label merchandise tailored to budget-conscious consumers, with Family Dollar complementing the chain by offering a wider range of price points and assortment depth in smaller-format neighborhood locations.

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, Dollar Tree has grown through both organic store openings and acquisitions.