Zacks Research Predicts Increased Earnings for Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Dollar Tree in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $5.39 for the year, up from their previous estimate 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 earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.05. Dollar Tree had a positive return on equity of 16.89% and a negative net margin of 3.34%. The firm had revenue of $7.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.45 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.97 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on DLTR. KeyCorp cut shares of Dollar Tree from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Dollar Tree from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Redburn Atlantic upgraded Dollar Tree to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Dollar Tree from $70.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Dollar Tree from $94.00 to $92.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $85.58.

Dollar Tree Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DLTR traded down $0.36 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $68.91. 251,980 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,421,801. The company has a market cap of $14.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.45, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.92. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $67.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.52. Dollar Tree has a 52 week low of $60.49 and a 52 week high of $151.21. 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 Investors Weigh In On Dollar Tree

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar Tree in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in Dollar Tree in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Dollar Tree by 105.6% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 553 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Dollar Tree by 738.7% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 554 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 274 shares during the last quarter. 97.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Dollar Tree

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.