National Pension Service Raises Position in Dollar General Corporation $DG

National Pension Service increased its position in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) by 13.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 666,612 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 77,116 shares during the period. National Pension Service’s holdings in Dollar General were worth $76,734,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in DG. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 9.3% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 808 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Strata Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Strata Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Optimize Financial Inc grew its holdings in Dollar General by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 5,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $737,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Dollar General by 69.3% during the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rexford Capital Inc. grew its position in shares of Dollar General by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. now owns 3,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn reduced their price target on shares of Dollar General from $111.00 to $90.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Dollar General from $132.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Freedom Capital cut shares of Dollar General from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Gordon Haskett downgraded Dollar General from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $140.00 to $110.00 in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group upped their price target on Dollar General from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $135.46.

Dollar General Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of DG stock opened at $124.83 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $27.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.23, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.23. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $123.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $121.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.31. Dollar General Corporation has a 1-year low of $95.11 and a 1-year high of $158.23.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.01 by $0.47. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.90% and a return on equity of 18.93%. The business had revenue of $11.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.20 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.800-8.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 6th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 6th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.69%.

Dollar General Profile

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is a discount retailer that operates stores offering everyday essentials at low prices. Its merchandise assortment includes consumable products such as food, snacks, cleaning supplies, paper products, and personal-care items, along with seasonal goods, basic home products, apparel, and select health and beauty products.

The company serves primarily rural and suburban communities, with stores located throughout the United States. Dollar General also operates related retail formats, including DG Market, DGX, and pOpshelf, which offer assortments tailored to different shopping needs and locations.