Early Bird Prime for April 20, 2025

It’s a rough time in the market. Stocks are down and investors are struggling. But not all is doom and gloom. Enter Dollar Tree $DLTR ( ▲ 1.39% ), the plucky underdog of the retail world, whose stock is up 3.49% in 2025. In the past 30 days, when everything else seemed in danger, Dollar Tree has been the phoenix, rising 23.08% and leaving big retail names in the dust.

The excitement reached a fever pitch this week when CFO Stewart Glendinning decided to put his money where his mouth is—or rather, where his wallet is. In a move that had investors buzzing, Glendinning disclosed in a regulatory document that he purchased 17,000 shares of Dollar Tree's common stock, worth around $1.2 million. Talk about putting your chips on the table! With this purchase, he now owns about 49,000 shares.

But let’s pump the brakes for a moment. Can Dollar Tree continue its recent rise? After all, its most recent financial results were not good. Investors were left unimpressed.

Historically, Dollar Tree’s stock has been the tortoise in the race, significantly lagging behind the broader market and its retail peers. The question is whether this underdog can keep up the pace or if it’s just a flash in the pan.

Adding to the drama, new tariffs on imports from China, Canada, and Mexico are looming like a dark cloud over Dollar Tree’s sunny prospects. These tariffs could cost the company a pretty penny—or a pretty dollar, as it were.

So, should you buy Dollar Tree’s stock now, or should you avoid the stock for the rest of 2025? Here’s the answer: