Primecap Management Co. CA Has $298.14 Million Stock Holdings in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR)

Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its stake in shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTRFree Report) by 31.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,978,425 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 947,580 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA owned approximately 1.85% of Dollar Tree worth $298,143,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of DLTR. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 74.1% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the period. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators increased its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 20.9% in the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 91.3% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the period. Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Dollar Tree by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 6,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period. 97.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on DLTR shares. StockNews.com raised Dollar Tree from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Dollar Tree from $100.00 to $85.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $75.00 price target on shares of Dollar Tree in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Loop Capital raised their price target on Dollar Tree from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Dollar Tree from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Sixteen 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, Dollar Tree currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $84.79.

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Dollar Tree Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:DLTR opened at $65.79 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $71.77 and a 200-day moving average of $70.50. The company has a market capitalization of $14.14 billion, a PE ratio of -13.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 1.03. Dollar Tree, Inc. has a 52-week low of $60.49 and a 52-week high of $137.14.

Dollar Tree Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR)

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