Zacks Research Forecasts Increased Earnings for Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) – Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Dollar Tree in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the company will earn $5.39 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast 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) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $7.57 billion during 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 period last year, the firm earned $0.97 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on DLTR. Truist Financial upped their target price on Dollar Tree from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. KeyCorp cut shares of Dollar Tree from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Dollar Tree from $155.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Dollar Tree from $130.00 to $80.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $85.58.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

Dollar Tree stock opened at $69.06 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $14.85 billion, a PE ratio of -14.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.92. Dollar Tree has a 12 month low of $60.49 and a 12 month high of $151.21. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $67.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.17.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DLTR. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dollar Tree by 174.5% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 431 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 274 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Dollar Tree in the third quarter worth about $34,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in Dollar Tree by 52.0% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Dollar Tree by 105.6% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 738.7% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 629 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 554 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.40% of the company’s stock.

Dollar Tree Company Profile

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.