Q3 EPS Estimates for Dollar Tree Cut by Zacks Research

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2027 earnings per share estimates for Dollar Tree in a note issued to investors on Thursday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.38. The consensus estimate for Dollar Tree’s current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dollar Tree’s FY2027 earnings at $7.95 EPS and Q2 2029 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on shares of Dollar Tree from $88.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on Dollar Tree from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Freedom Capital lowered Dollar Tree from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Gordon Haskett upgraded Dollar Tree from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $115.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $131.68.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

NASDAQ:DLTR opened at $119.17 on Monday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $127.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $114.45. Dollar Tree has a twelve month low of $84.71 and a twelve month high of $142.40. The company has a market capitalization of $22.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.66.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $4.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.86 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.77 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar Tree

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 13,223.3% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 34,952,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,227,460,000 after buying an additional 34,689,793 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree in the second quarter valued at $2,643,741,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Dollar Tree in the second quarter valued at $1,176,661,000. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new position in Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter valued at $455,845,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Dollar Tree during the 2nd quarter valued at $385,350,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Stephanie Stahl sold 1,185 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 4,089 shares in the company, valued at approximately $537,580.83. This trade represents a 22.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Robert Aflatooni sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $315,025.00. Following the sale, the insider 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 7.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Dollar Tree declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

Dollar Tree, Inc operates discount variety stores under the Dollar Tree brand. Its stores offer a broad selection of merchandise at value-oriented prices, including consumable products, household supplies, seasonal items, toys, health and personal-care products, and other general merchandise. Product assortments may include both nationally recognized brands and private-label goods.

The company traces its origins to discount retail operations established in the 1950s and adopted the Dollar Tree name in the early 1990s.