Capital International Inc. CA Has $5.41 Million Holdings in Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG)

Capital International Inc. CA lessened its stake in shares of Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG - Free Report) by 33.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 71,385 shares of the company's stock after selling 36,165 shares during the quarter. Capital International Inc. CA's holdings in Dollar General were worth $5,412,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DG. Altshuler Shaham Ltd bought a new position in Dollar General in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Dollar General during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the third quarter worth $33,000. Providence First Trust Co bought a new stake in Dollar General in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 279.8% during the 4th quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 490 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Dollar General

In other news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 809 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.72, for a total transaction of $76,628.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 48,532 shares in the company, valued at $4,596,951.04. This represents a 1.64 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company's stock.

Dollar General Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of Dollar General stock traded down $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $93.80. 1,486,304 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,901,205. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $83.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Dollar General Co. has a twelve month low of $66.43 and a twelve month high of $147.87.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.17. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. The firm had revenue of $10.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.83 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Dollar General Co. will post 5.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th were given a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 8th. Dollar General's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America cut their price target on Dollar General from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 14th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Citigroup raised Dollar General from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $69.00 to $101.00 in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $80.00 target price (down previously from $90.00) on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $94.75.

Dollar General 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.