Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for Dollar General

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2027 earnings estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.00 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.72. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Gordon Haskett raised Dollar General from a “reduce” rating to an “accumulate” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Loop Capital lifted their target price on Dollar General from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Dollar General from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Cfra Research raised Dollar General to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Oppenheimer raised Dollar General from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and fifteen have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $112.92.

Dollar General Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of DG opened at $105.29 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $23.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $110.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $100.15. Dollar General has a 12-month low of $66.43 and a 12-month high of $117.95.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $10.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.68 billion. Dollar General had a net margin of 2.86% and a return on equity of 17.97%. Dollar General’s revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. Dollar General has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.800-6.300 EPS.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 7th will be paid a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 7th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Dollar General’s payout ratio is currently 43.70%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dollar General news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 1,969 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.00, for a total value of $222,497.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 46,563 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,261,619. The trade was a 4.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar General

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Q3 Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the second quarter worth approximately $209,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in Dollar General by 35.7% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 8,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $924,000 after acquiring an additional 2,125 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in Dollar General by 21.0% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 10,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,194,000 after acquiring an additional 1,814 shares in the last quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH purchased a new position in Dollar General in the second quarter worth $2,179,000. Finally, TT Capital Management LLC raised its position in Dollar General by 14.8% in the second quarter. TT Capital Management LLC now owns 3,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $355,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.