Dollar General FY2026 EPS Boosted by Telsey Advisory Group

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, June 3rd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $5.80 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.63. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Market Perform" rating and a $120.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dollar General's current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share.

DG has been the topic of several other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Dollar General from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Bank of America boosted their target price on Dollar General from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Dollar General from $105.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Thursday. Loop Capital upped their price target on Dollar General from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Dollar General from $100.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $109.04.

Dollar General Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE:DG opened at $113.83 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $25.04 billion, a PE ratio of 18.75, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.26. Dollar General has a 12-month low of $66.43 and a 12-month high of $135.46. The business has a 50 day moving average of $94.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.28. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 3rd. The company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.32. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. The company had revenue of $10.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.25 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.65 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar General

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Dollar General during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Providence First Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Dollar General in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Dollar General by 279.8% in the 4th quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 490 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares during the period. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 809 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 4th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at $4,596,951.04. This represents a 1.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company's stock.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 8th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.07%. Dollar General's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.18%.

About Dollar General

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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