Dollarama (TSE:DOL) Upgraded to “Strong-Buy” at National Bank Financial

National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Dollarama (TSE:DOL) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note released on Thursday morning,Zacks.com reports. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Dollarama’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.07 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.49 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.04 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group set a C$147.00 price target on shares of Dollarama and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Dollarama from C$136.00 to C$140.00 in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Desjardins raised their price target on shares of Dollarama from C$147.00 to C$150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. CIBC lifted their price objective on shares of Dollarama from C$138.00 to C$145.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, National Bankshares upgraded shares of Dollarama from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from C$156.00 to C$166.00 in a research report on Friday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$147.00.

Dollarama Stock Performance

Shares of TSE DOL traded up C$1.64 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$151.68. 665,537 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 726,147. The company has a quick ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 369.36. The firm has a market capitalization of C$41.92 billion, a PE ratio of 38.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.56. Dollarama has a 12 month low of C$100.30 and a 12 month high of C$156.25. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$144.98 and its 200 day moving average price is C$142.53.

Dollarama Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were paid a $0.092 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. This represents a $0.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.24%. Dollarama’s payout ratio is 9.42%.

Insider Transactions at Dollarama

In related news, Director Nicolas Hien sold 9,000 shares of Dollarama stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$139.60, for a total transaction of C$1,256,386.50. 2.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Dollarama

Dollarama Inc is a Canada-based company principally engaged in operating discount retail stores. The company provides a broad range of everyday consumer products, general merchandise, and seasonal items, with merchandise at low fixed price points. General merchandise and consumer products jointly account for the majority of the company’s product offerings.