Rise in DLTR’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

Daniel Torres

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Dollar Tree Inc shares valued at $119,328 were sold by Aflatooni Robert on Oct 17 ’25. At $94.70 per share, Aflatooni Robert sold 1,260 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 21,402 shares worth approximately $2.17 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Aflatooni Robert purchased 1,260 shares, netting a total of over 119,328 in proceeds.

Before that, Glendinning Stewart had added 3,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $292,380, the Chief Financial Officer bought Dollar Tree Inc shares for $97.46 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 3,000 shares, worth approximately $5.36 million.

As published in a research note from Jefferies on October 07, 2025, Dollar Tree Inc [DLTR] has been rated down from a Hold to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $70. As of September 03, 2025, Gordon Haskett has decreased its “Hold” rating to a “Reduce” for DLTR. Earlier on August 29, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for DLTR stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.

Analyzing DLTR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Dollar Tree Inc [NASDAQ: DLTR] plunged -1.33% to $101.33. The stock’s lowest price that day was $100.49, but it reached a high of $103.2 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.86%. Over the course of the year, Dollar Tree Inc shares have jumped approximately 52.49%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $118.06 on 08/08/25 and a 52-week low of $61.80 on 03/12/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 100.15, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 98.96. In the upper region, resistance lies at 102.86. The next price resistance is at 104.38. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.15 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Dollar Tree Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Dollar Tree Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 1.97 million shares to 19.18 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 17.21 million shares. A jump of 10.26% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.63 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.63.

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In terms of Dollar Tree Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 105 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2.24% from the previous closing price of $102.7. Analysts anticipate Dollar Tree Inc stock to reach 140 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 70. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked Dollar Tree Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 21, 2025, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $138.

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