Hanseatic Management Services Inc. Takes Position in Dollar Tree, Inc. $DLTR

Hanseatic Management Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 8,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $950,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in DLTR. State Street Corp increased its position in Dollar Tree by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,421,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $889,141,000 after acquiring an additional 319,938 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 176.9% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,746,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,026,000 after purchasing an additional 2,393,172 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,719,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,501,000 after purchasing an additional 39,506 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $260,858,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,821,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,106,000 after purchasing an additional 81,695 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Trading Down 2.0%

DLTR opened at $125.94 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $110.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $114.68. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $84.71 and a fifty-two week high of $142.40. The company has a market cap of $24.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.39.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $4.98 billion during 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.26 EPS. Dollar Tree has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.000-1.150 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 7 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar Tree declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, July 2nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays cut shares of Dollar Tree from an “overweight” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Dollar Tree from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on Dollar Tree from $88.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Dollar Tree from $126.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Dollar Tree from a “neutral” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Dollar Tree presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $122.68.

Dollar Tree Company 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.