Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research report issued 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 prior 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 – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 14th. The company reported $1.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.09. Dollar General had a return on equity of 26.13% and a net margin of 4.29%. The business had revenue of $9.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.77 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.96 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
DG has been the topic of several other research reports. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Dollar General from $165.00 to $158.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Dollar General from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from $120.00 to $158.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 12th. Citigroup increased their price target on Dollar General from $115.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 8th. Barclays raised Dollar General from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $124.00 to $154.00 in a report on Thursday, January 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Dollar General from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 15th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $155.28.
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Dollar General Stock Performance
NYSE DG opened at $150.70 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $33.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.41. 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is $142.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $129.00. Dollar General has a fifty-two week low of $101.09 and a fifty-two week high of $222.99.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar General
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Dollar General during the second quarter worth $25,000. McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Studio Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Burkett Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, First Manhattan Co. boosted its position in shares of Dollar General by 447.4% in the 4th quarter. First Manhattan Co. now owns 104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.37% of the company’s stock.
Dollar General Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 9th will be given a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 8th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.57%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.22%.
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.
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