Discount retail stock Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) was last seen down 2.4% to trade at $85.61, after a downgrade from Jefferies to "underperform" from "hold," with a price-target cut to $70 from $110. The firm also cut its earnings forecast far below Wall Street's expectations, citing "mounting execution risk," management decisions, as well as margins, tariff, and inflation concerns. On the charts, DLTR has been moving lower since its early September post-earnings bear gap, now trading at its lowest levels ...

Group 1 - Dollar General Corp was downgraded to "neutral" from "buy" by Goldman Sachs, citing valuation concerns after a recent stock rebound [1] - The brokerage raised its price target by one dollar to $116, while Dollar General's stock was down 0.5% at $114.35 in premarket trading [1] - Following a nearly 16% increase in stock price post-earnings on June 3, the shares have consolidated between $110 and $115, with a year-to-date increase of 51.6% [2] Group 2 - There is potential for further downgrades, as 12 out of 29 analysts covering Dollar General have a "buy" or "strong buy" rating [2] - The 12-month consensus price target aligns with current stock levels [2] - The options market indicates a high level of optimism, with a 10-day call/put volume ratio of 3.42, ranking higher than 91% of readings from the past year [3]