Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) Receives $145.00 Average Target Price from Analysts

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-nine analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fifteen have assigned a hold recommendation and thirteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $143.6154.

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Loop Capital boosted their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Evercore decreased their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $145.00 to $144.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Guggenheim decreased their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 13th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar General

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in Dollar General by 70.3% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 25,320 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,006,000 after purchasing an additional 10,455 shares during the last quarter. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas acquired a new position in Dollar General in the 1st quarter valued at about $304,000. Bull Harbor Capital LLC acquired a new position in Dollar General in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,669,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Dollar General in the 1st quarter valued at about $214,000. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in Dollar General by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 10,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,294,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Dollar General Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DG opened at $106.06 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.48, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.28. Dollar General has a one year low of $93.56 and a one year high of $158.23. The company’s fifty day moving average is $121.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $128.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 1.13.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.36. The company had revenue of $10.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.78 billion. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.54% and a return on equity of 18.66%. The business’s revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.87 EPS. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.35 EPS. Analysts forecast that Dollar General will post 7.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 7th were given a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 7th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Dollar General’s payout ratio is currently 34.45%.

About Dollar General

Dollar General Corporation is a U.S.-based variety and discount retailer operating a large network of small-format stores that serve primarily rural and suburban communities. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DG and is headquartered in the Nashville/Goodlettsville, Tennessee area. Founded in 1939, Dollar General has grown from a regional operation into one of the nation’s prominent low-price retailers focused on convenience and value.

Dollar General’s stores offer a wide assortment of everyday consumables and household goods, including food and beverage items, cleaning supplies, health and beauty products, paper goods, apparel basics, seasonal merchandise and small household items.