Howard Capital Management LLC Purchases 72,477 Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Howard Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 72,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,264,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Goelzer Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Dollar Tree in the third quarter valued at about $7,668,000. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the 3rd quarter worth about $23,844,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 4,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $505,000 after purchasing an additional 432 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 83.2% during the 3rd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 32,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,707,000 after purchasing an additional 14,769 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Curated Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,336,000. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of Dollar Tree stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $315,025.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 24,820 shares in the company, 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 accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.47, for a total value of $155,791.95. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $537,580.83. This 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 insiders.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

Dollar Tree stock traded down $0.23 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $124.18. 2,142,915 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,338,918. The firm has a market cap of $23.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.16, a PEG ratio of 1.15 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 stock has a 50-day moving average of $122.29 and a 200 day moving average of $114.79. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 12 month low of $85.88 and a 12 month high of $142.40.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $1.55. Dollar Tree had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 8.03%. The company had revenue of $4.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.77 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, July 2nd that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DLTR has been the subject of several recent research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $130.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Guggenheim raised their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Benchmark began coverage on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Dollar Tree from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 22nd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar Tree presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $133.14.

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.