FY2026 EPS Estimates for Dollar General Boosted by Analyst

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Hsbc Global Res boosted their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Dollar General in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 11th. Hsbc Global Res analyst D. Bretthauer now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $5.73 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.67. The consensus estimate for Dollar General's current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share. Hsbc Global Res also issued estimates for Dollar General's FY2027 earnings at $6.82 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $7.50 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $8.28 EPS.

DG has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Guggenheim lifted their price target on Dollar General from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Dollar General from $85.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "hold" rating and set a $80.00 target price (down from $90.00) on shares of Dollar General in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Dollar General in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar General presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $109.04.

Dollar General Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE DG opened at $111.59 on Monday. Dollar General has a 12 month low of $66.43 and a 12 month high of $135.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $96.92 and a 200-day moving average of $83.92. The company has a market cap of $24.56 billion, a PE ratio of 18.38, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.26.

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

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 8th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 8th. Dollar General's payout ratio is 45.04%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 809 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Dollar General by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,433,202 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,324,271,000 after buying an additional 1,201,917 shares during the period. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its position in Dollar General by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 12,770,542 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,122,914,000 after purchasing an additional 1,003,206 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Dollar General by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,361,216 shares of the company's stock worth $405,425,000 after buying an additional 118,204 shares during the period. First Eagle Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the 4th quarter worth approximately $399,433,000. Finally, ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC increased its stake in shares of Dollar General by 3.9% during the first quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 4,197,437 shares of the company's stock valued at $369,081,000 after buying an additional 155,966 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.

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