Dollar General (NYSE:DG) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Dollar General (NYSE:DG - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.200-5.800 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $42.1 billion-$42.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $42.2 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on DG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Dollar General from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Dollar General from $85.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $120.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Dollar General from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $130.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays raised 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $109.04.

Dollar General Trading Down 0.3%

DG stock traded down $0.37 during trading on Friday, hitting $113.47. The company had a trading volume of 2,937,185 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,069,172. The company has a quick ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $94.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $82.54. Dollar General has a 12 month low of $66.43 and a 12 month high of $135.46. The stock has a market cap of $24.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.69, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.26.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 3rd. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.32. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.33% and a return on equity of 18.85%. The firm had revenue of $10.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.25 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.65 EPS. Dollar General's revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Dollar General will post 5.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm 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. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 8th. Dollar General's dividend payout ratio is presently 46.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dollar General news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 809 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the executive vice president now owns 48,532 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,596,951.04. The trade was a 1.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Woodline Partners LP grew its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 18,580 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,634,000 after buying an additional 5,373 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,450 shares of the company's stock valued at $919,000 after buying an additional 1,148 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 26,317 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,314,000 after buying an additional 1,185 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.