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How to buy Dollar Tree stock | $86.8
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Dollar Tree, Inc is a discount stores business based in the US. Dollar Tree shares (DLTR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Dollar Tree employs 56,900 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$24.6 billion.
How to buy shares in Dollar Tree
- Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Dollar Tree Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: DLTR. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Dollar Tree reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$86.8, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Dollar Tree, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Dollar Tree. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
What's in this guide?
- DLTR shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is DLTR stock a buy or sell?
- Stock performance over time
- Can I short DLTR shares?
- Is DLTR suitable for ethical investing?
- Are DLTR shares over-valued?
- Dollar Tree's financials
- How volatile are DLTR shares?
- Does Dollar Tree pay a dividend?
- Have DLTR shares ever split?
- Other common questions
How has coronavirus impacted Dollar Tree's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Dollar Tree's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was USD$86.8, which is 7.55% down on its pre-crash value of USD$93.89 and 44.19% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$60.2.
If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Dollar Tree shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$872.91 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$992.12.
Dollar Tree share price
Use our graph to track the performance of DLTR stocks over time.Dollar Tree shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-09-21.
| Latest market close | USD$86.8 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | USD$60.2 - USD$119.71 |
| 50-day moving average | USD$95.3438 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$87.1217 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$108.17 |
| PE ratio | 23.7373 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$3.729 |
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Is it a good time to buy Dollar Tree stock?
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Dollar Tree price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $86.8
| 1 week (2020-09-12) | N/A |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-08-19) | N/A |
| 3 months (2020-06-23) | -3.29% |
| 6 months (2020-03-23) | 13.66% |
| 1 year (2019-09-19) | N/A |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2018-09-19) | N/A |
| 3 years (2017-09-19) | N/A |
| 5 years (2015-09-19) | N/A |
Is Dollar Tree under- or over-valued?
Valuing Dollar Tree stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Dollar Tree's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Dollar Tree's P/E ratio
Dollar Tree's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Dollar Tree shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Dollar Tree's PEG ratio
Dollar Tree's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.6835. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Dollar Tree's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Dollar Tree's EBITDA
Dollar Tree's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$2.6 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Dollar Tree's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Dollar Tree financials
| Revenue TTM | USD$24.6 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 7.62% |
| Gross profit TTM | USD$9 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 5.84% |
| Return on equity TTM | 14.01% |
| Profit margin | 3.61% |
| Book value | $28.713 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$20.6 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting Dollar Tree shares
There are currently 4.6 million Dollar Tree shares held short by investors – that's known as Dollar Tree's "short interest". This figure is 10.8% up from 4.1 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Dollar Tree shares can be evaluated.
Dollar Tree's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Dollar Tree's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Dollar Tree shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Dollar Tree shares traded daily (recently around 2.2 million). Dollar Tree's SIR currently stands at 2.07. In other words for every 100,000 Dollar Tree shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2070 shares are currently held short.
However Dollar Tree's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Dollar Tree shares, or, against the total number of tradable Dollar Tree shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Dollar Tree's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Dollar Tree shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.025% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Dollar Tree shares, roughly 25 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Dollar Tree.
Find out more about how you can short Dollar Tree stock.
Dollar Tree's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Dollar Tree.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Dollar Tree's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 22.52
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Dollar Tree's overall score of 22.52 (as at 08/01/2020) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 23rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Dollar Tree is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Dollar Tree's environmental score
Environmental score: 4.86/100
Dollar Tree's environmental score of 4.86 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Dollar Tree is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Dollar Tree's social score
Social score: 11.35/100
Dollar Tree's social score of 11.35 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Dollar Tree is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Dollar Tree's governance score
Governance score: 8.82/100
Dollar Tree's governance score puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Dollar Tree is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Dollar Tree's controversy score
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Dollar Tree scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Dollar Tree has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Dollar Tree, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2020-08-01.
| Total ESG score | 22.52 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 22.56 |
| Environmental score | 4.86 |
| Environmental score percentile | 4 |
| Social score | 11.35 |
| Social score percentile | 4 |
| Governance score | 8.82 |
| Governance score percentile | 4 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
Dollar Tree share dividends
We're not expecting Dollar Tree to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Have Dollar Tree's shares ever split?
Dollar Tree's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 27 June 2012. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Dollar Tree shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Dollar Tree shares which in turn could have impacted Dollar Tree's share price.
Dollar Tree share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Dollar Tree's shares have ranged in value from as little as $60.2 up to $119.71. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Dollar Tree's is 0.6215. This would suggest that Dollar Tree's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Dollar Tree overview
Dollar Tree, Inc. operates discount variety retail stores. It operates through two segments, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The Dollar Tree segment offers merchandise at the fixed price of $1.00. It provides consumable merchandise, including candy and food, and health and beauty care, as well as everyday consumables, such as household paper and chemicals, and frozen and refrigerated food; variety merchandise comprising toys, durable housewares, gifts, stationery, party goods, greeting cards, softlines, and other items; and seasonal goods that include Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas merchandise. This segment operates 7,505 stores under the Dollar Tree and Dollar Tree Canada brands, as well as 13 distribution centers in the United States and 2 in Canada; and a store support center in Chesapeake, Virginia. The Family Dollar segment operates general merchandise discount retail stores that offer consumable merchandise, which comprise food and beverages, tobacco, health and beauty aids, household chemicals, paper products, hardware and automotive supplies, diapers, batteries, and pet food and supplies; and home products, including housewares, home décor, and giftware, as well as domestics, such as comforters, sheets, and towels. Its stores also provides apparel and accessories merchandise comprising clothing, fashion accessories, and shoes; and seasonal and electronics merchandise that include Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas merchandise, as well as personal electronics, which comprise pre-paid cellular phones and services, stationery and school supplies, and toys. This segment operates 7,783 stores under the Family Dollar brand; and 11 distribution centers. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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