Dollar General Corporation $DG Shares Purchased by Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P.

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors increased its Dollar General stake by 20.1% in the third quarter, purchasing 19,913 additional shares for a total holding of 119,163 shares valued at approximately $14.25 million.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed: 12 analysts rate the stock a Buy, 16 rate it a Hold, and one rates it a Sell. The consensus rating is “Hold,” with an average price target of $137.96.
• Dollar General reported quarterly EPS of $2.48, beating estimates of $2.01, while revenue rose 5.2% year over year to $11.29 billion. The company also maintains a quarterly dividend of $0.59 per share, equivalent to a 1.8% yield.

Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. increased its stake in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG - Free Report) by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 119,163 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 19,913 shares during the quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. owned about 0.05% of Dollar General worth $14,249,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in Dollar General by 4,550.0% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 186 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Advisors LLC bought a new position in Dollar General in the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Dollar General during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Nvwm LLC increased its position in shares of Dollar General by 2,780.0% during the third quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 288 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 278 shares during the period. Finally, Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its position in shares of Dollar General by 788.1% during the second quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 373 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the period. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group increased their price target on shares of Dollar General from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $113.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $140.00 target price on shares of Dollar General in a report on Monday, August 31st. HSBC raised shares of Dollar General from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $125.00 to $160.00 in a report on Thursday, September 24th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $150.00 target price on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $137.96.

Dollar General Stock Performance

NYSE:DG opened at $132.20 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $29.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.19, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The business's 50-day moving average price is $125.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $119.50. Dollar General Corporation has a twelve month low of $95.11 and a twelve month high of $158.23.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.01 by $0.47. The company had revenue of $11.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.20 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.93% and a net margin of 3.90%. Dollar General's revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.800-8.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 6th were given a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 6th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. Dollar General's payout ratio is presently 30.69%.

Dollar General Profile

Dollar General Corporation NYSE: DG is a discount retailer that operates stores offering everyday essentials at value-oriented prices. Its merchandise typically includes consumable products such as food, beverages, cleaning supplies, paper products, and personal-care items, along with seasonal goods, basic apparel, home products, and select health and beauty items.

The company primarily serves communities across the United States through a large network of neighborhood-focused stores, including locations in rural and suburban markets.

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