** Shares of discount retailer Dollar Tree up about 2% at $111.18 premarket
** Co raises annual profit forecast after beating quarterly sales estimates helped by steady demand for its affordable essentials
** Now expects FY2025 adjusted EPS in the range of $5.60 to $5.80 vs. prior forecast of $5.32 to $5.72
** Reports Q3 sales of $4.75 billion vs. analysts' estimates of $4.70 billion- as per data compiled by LSEG
** Upto last close, DLTR up about 45% YTD
(Reporting by Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru)
((Sanskriti.Shekhar@thomsonreuters.com))