Zacks Research Comments on Dollar General Co.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:DG)

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Dollar General in a report released on Friday, March 22nd. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.58 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.79. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $7.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.21 EPS.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 14th. The company reported $1.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.09. Dollar General had a net margin of 4.29% and a return on equity of 26.13%. The firm had revenue of $9.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.77 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.96 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on DG. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $130.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, March 15th. Citigroup raised their price target on Dollar General from $115.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Dollar General from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $120.00 to $158.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 12th. Telsey Advisory Group raised Dollar General from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $155.00 to $170.00 in a research note on Friday, March 15th. Finally, Raymond James lifted their target price on shares of Dollar General from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 15th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $155.44.

Dollar General Stock Down 0.1 %

DG stock opened at $150.66 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a current ratio of 1.19. The company has a market capitalization of $33.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.93, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.41. Dollar General has a fifty-two week low of $101.09 and a fifty-two week high of $222.99. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $142.73 and a 200-day moving average of $129.19.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 8th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.57%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.22%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar General

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Dollar General in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Studio Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Burkett Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Dollar General during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, First Manhattan Co. grew its position in Dollar General by 447.4% during the fourth quarter. First Manhattan Co. now owns 104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Company Profile

Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine.