Integrity Alliance LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 5,335 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $469,000.
Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Dollar General during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. raised its stake in shares of Dollar General by 66.7% in the first quarter. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. now owns 500 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Dollar General by 170.1% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 543 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC raised its stake in shares of Dollar General by 39.4% in the first quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 570 shares of the company's stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter valued at $52,000. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
DG has been the topic of several analyst reports. Gordon Haskett upgraded Dollar General from a "reduce" rating to an "accumulate" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Loop Capital increased their price objective on Dollar General from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on Dollar General from $122.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on Dollar General from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and fifteen have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $112.92.
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Insider Activity
In other Dollar General news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 1,969 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.00, for a total transaction of $222,497.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 46,563 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,261,619. This trade represents a 4.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.56% of the company's stock.
Dollar General Stock Performance
NYSE:DG opened at $104.32 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.96 billion, a PE ratio of 19.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.29. The business's fifty day moving average price is $110.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $100.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 0.27. Dollar General Corporation has a 12 month low of $66.43 and a 12 month high of $117.95.
Dollar General (NYSE:DG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $10.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.68 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 17.97% and a net margin of 2.86%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. Dollar General has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.800-6.300 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Dollar General Corporation will post 5.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Dollar General Dividend Announcement
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 issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 7th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Dollar General's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.70%.
About Dollar General
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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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