Dollar Tree stock gets a Buy rating and USD 140 target

Published on 10/04/2026 at 17:06 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Dollar Tree stock posted Q2 revenue of USD 4.89 billion, up 7.0 percent year over year, while EPS reached USD 2.70. The October 2 price was USD 112.16 on Nasdaq, 21.2 percent below the 52-week high.

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Dollar Tree stock was last at USD 112.16 on Nasdaq on October 2, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, down 1.98 percent from the prior close. The latest analyst action came on October 1, when Loop Capital upgraded the retailer to Buy from Hold and lifted its 12-month price target to USD 140 from USD 130, as CNBC reported.

Q2 results reset the earnings base

Dollar Tree's second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue reached USD 4.89 billion, up 7.0 percent from the prior-year quarter, while reported EPS came in at USD 2.70. The result exceeded the USD 1.15 consensus by USD 1.55, according to MarketBeat in its October 1, 2026 coverage.

The operating mix also improved in the quarter. Comparable-store sales increased 3.7 percent, average ticket rose 3.3 percent and traffic increased 0.4 percent, while multi-price merchandise represented 17 percent of sales, Zacks reported on September 22, 2026.

Guidance rises but margins face a test

Dollar Tree's fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance is USD 7.70-8.05, with sales guidance of USD 20.5-20.7 billion and comparable-store sales growth of 3-4 percent. Zacks said second-quarter gross margin expanded to 42.9 percent, while tariff refunds accounted for 680 basis points of the 850-basis-point increase, making margin durability a central issue for the next quarter.

Consensus target stays above the stock

The analyst consensus is Outperform across 28 analysts, with an average price target of USD 136.40, according to MarketScreener. That target lies 21.6 percent above the October 2 price, while Loop Capital's USD 140 target lies 24.8 percent above it.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Dollar Tree's market capitalization was USD 21.6 billion on October 2, 2026, and volume reached 1,620,651 shares. The USD 112.16 price stood 21.2 percent below the 52-week high of USD 142.40 and above the 52-week low of USD 84.71.