Multiple insiders secured a larger position in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) shares over the last 12 months. This is reassuring as this suggests that insiders have increased optimism about the company's prospects.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Dollar Tree

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Chief Financial Officer Stewart Glendinning bought US$1.2m worth of shares at a price of US$72.83 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$85.47. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 26.70k shares worth US$1.9m. On the other hand they divested 2.66k shares, for US$224k. Overall, Dollar Tree insiders were net buyers during the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

View our latest analysis for Dollar Tree NasdaqGS:DLTR Insider Trading Volume May 12th 2025

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Dollar Tree Insiders Bought Stock Recently

There has been significantly more insider buying, than selling, at Dollar Tree, over the last three months. In fact, two insiders bought US$1.8m worth of shares. On the other hand, insiders netted US$137k by selling. Insiders have spent more buying shares than they have selling, so on balance we think they are are probably optimistic.

Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Dollar Tree insiders own about US$16m worth of shares. That equates to 0.09% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Dollar Tree Insiders?

It is good to see recent purchasing. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Insiders likely see value in Dollar Tree shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Dollar Tree and we suggest you have a look.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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