Dollar General Corp. Company Profile (NYSE:DG)

About Dollar General Corp.

Dollar General Corporation is a discount retailer. The Company offers a selection of merchandise, including consumables, seasonal, home products and apparel. The Company's consumables category includes paper and cleaning products (such as paper towels, bath tissue, and other home cleaning supplies); packaged food (such as cereals, spices, sugar and flour); perishables (such as milk, beer and wine); snacks (such as candy, cookies, and carbonated beverages); health and beauty (such as over-the-counter medicines and personal care products); pet (pet supplies and pet food), and tobacco products. Its seasonal products include decorations, toys, batteries, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, and home office supplies. Its home products include cookware, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods. Its apparel products include casual everyday apparel for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes and accessories.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Industry: Discount, Variety Stores
Sub-Industry: General Merchandise Stores
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: DG
CUSIP: 25667710

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $72.09
50 Day Moving Average: $80.42
200 Day Moving Average: $85.78
52-Week Range: $281,744,000.00 - $59.75
Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.86
Foreward P/E Ratio: 14.68
P/E Growth: 1.17
Market Cap: $20.31B
Outstanding Shares: 281,744,000
Beta: 0.63

Profitability:

Net Margins: 5.86%
Return on Equity: 22.95%
Return on Assets: 10.86%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47%
Current Ratio: 1.36%
Quick Ratio: 0.16%

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Consensus Ratings for Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 11 Hold Ratings, 13 Buy Ratings, 1 Strong Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.54)
Consensus Price Target:	$89.48 (24.12% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/23/2016	Barclays PLC	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$74.00
9/14/2016	Macquarie	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$92.00
9/12/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold
9/7/2016	Wolfe Research	Downgrade	Market Perform -> Underperform
9/7/2016	Argus	Reiterated Rating	Hold
9/6/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$84.00
8/31/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Boost Price Target	Buy	$89.00 -> $107.00
8/31/2016	Atlantic Securities	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$99.00 -> $78.00
8/28/2016	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$97.00
8/26/2016	RBC Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$103.00 -> $90.00
8/26/2016	Johnson Rice	Downgrade	Buy -> Accumulate
8/26/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Lower Price Target	Hold	$99.00 -> $84.00
8/26/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform	$95.00 -> $78.00
8/26/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$90.00 -> $103.00
8/26/2016	Telsey Advisory Group	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform	$102.00 -> $84.00
8/25/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Overweight -> Neutral	$92.00 -> $83.00
8/25/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Downgrade	Outperform -> Neutral	$95.00 -> $80.00
8/25/2016	MKM Partners	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$97.00
6/1/2016	BTIG Research	Initiated Coverage	Buy -> Buy	$105.00
5/16/2016	Sterne Agee CRT	Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/4/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$98.00 -> $100.00
3/28/2016	BB&T Corp.	Boost Price Target	Buy	$89.00 -> $94.00
3/28/2016	Stifel Nicolaus	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$90.00 -> $100.00
3/8/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$78.00
2/23/2016	Buckingham Research	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$94.00
12/4/2015	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Lower Price Target	Strong-Buy	$90.00 -> $85.00
3/13/2015	FBR & Co	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$65.00 -> $81.00

(Data available from 9/26/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
12/1/2016
8/25/2016	Q216	$1.09	$1.08	$5.50 billion	$5.39 billion	View	Listen
5/26/2016	Q116	$0.95	$1.03	$5.28 billion	$5.27 billion	View	Listen
3/10/2016	Q415	$1.26	$1.30	$5.30 billion	$5.29 billion	View	Listen
12/3/2015	Q315	$0.87	$0.88	$5.09 billion	$5.07 billion	View	Listen
8/27/2015	Q215	$0.94	$0.95	$5.13 million	$5.10 million	View	Listen
6/2/2015	Q115	$0.81	$0.84	$4.94 billion	$4.92 billion	View	Listen
3/12/2015	Q414	$1.17	$1.17	$4.97 billion	$4.94 billion	View	Listen
12/4/2014	Q314	$0.80	$0.79	$4.76 billion	$4.72 billion	View	Listen
8/28/2014	Q214	$0.83	$0.83	$4.77 billion	$4.72 billion	View	N/A
6/3/2014	Q114	$0.73	$0.72	$4.56 billion	$4.52 billion	View	N/A
3/13/2014	Q413	$1.02	$1.01	$4.62 billion	$4.49 billion	View	N/A
12/5/2013	Q3	$0.70	$0.72	$4.42 billion	$4.38 billion	View	Listen
9/4/2013	Q2 2013	$0.74	$0.77	$4.36 billion	$4.39 billion	View	N/A
6/4/2013	Q1 2013	$0.71	$0.71	$4.24 billion	$4.23 billion	View	N/A
3/25/2013	Q4 2012	$0.90	$0.97	$4.26 billion	$4.21 billion	View	N/A
12/11/2012	0.63	$0.60	$0.63	$3.96 billion	$3.96 billion	View	N/A
9/5/2012	Q212	$0.64	$0.69	$3.90 billion	$3.95 billion	View	N/A
6/4/2012		$0.59	$0.63			View	N/A
3/22/2012		$0.82	$0.87			View	N/A
12/5/2011		$0.47	$0.50			View	N/A
8/30/2011		$0.48	$0.52			View	N/A
6/1/2011		$0.50	$0.48			View	N/A
3/22/2011		$0.59	$0.65			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.50 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.91 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$1.24	$1.28	$1.26
Q2 2016	5	$0.94	$0.96	$0.95
Q3 2016	5	$1.07	$1.09	$1.08
Q4 2016	5	$0.96	$1.05	$0.99
Q1 2017	5	$0.93	$1.56	$1.34
Q2 2017	1	$1.05	$1.05	$1.05
Q3 2017	2	$0.97	$0.98	$0.98
Q4 2017	2	$1.49	$1.52	$1.51
Q1 2018	1	$1.09	$1.09	$1.09
Q2 2018	1	$1.18	$1.18	$1.18
Q3 2018	1	$1.10	$1.10	$1.10
Q4 2018	1	$1.61	$1.61	$1.61

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

Annual Dividend:	$1.00
Dividend Yield:	1.39%
Dividend Growth:	0.00% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	23.42% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 22.22% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 20.37% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/25/2016	quarterly	$0.25	1.32%	9/12/2016	9/14/2016	9/28/2016
5/26/2016	quarterly	$0.25	1.14%	6/13/2016	6/15/2016	6/29/2016
3/10/2016	quarterly	$0.25	1.2%	3/24/2016	3/29/2016	4/12/2016
12/3/2015	quarterly	$0.22	1.27%	12/21/2015	12/23/2015	1/6/2016
8/27/2015	quarterly	$0.22	1.18%	9/14/2015	9/16/2015	9/30/2015
5/28/2015	quarterly	$0.22	1.21%	6/15/2015	6/17/2015	7/1/2015
3/12/2015	quarterly	$0.22		4/6/2015	4/8/2015	4/22/2015

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.22%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 85.44%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/30/2016	Michael M. Calbert	Director	Buy	13,000	$75.53	$981,890.00
8/26/2016	William C. Rhodes III	Director	Buy	5,000	$76.30	$381,500.00
6/3/2016	Anita C Elliott	CAO	Sell	2,947	$91.11	$268,501.17
4/8/2016	John W Flanigan	EVP	Sell	35,196	$82.17	$2,892,055.32
4/7/2016	John W Flanigan	EVP	Sell	228	$83.75	$19,095.00
4/1/2016	Rhonda Taylor	EVP	Sell	1,206	$86.90	$104,801.40
3/14/2016	Anita C Elliott	CAO	Sell	7,981	$84.96	$678,065.76
3/11/2016	John W Flanigan	EVP	Sell	53,038	$84.54	$4,483,832.52
9/10/2015	Todd J Vasos	CEO	Buy	4,300	$70.73	$304,139.00
6/17/2015	Robert D Ravener	EVP	Sell	5,012	$77.77	$389,783.24
6/11/2015	David M Tehle	CFO	Sell	36,589	$77.93	$2,851,380.77
3/23/2015	Robert D Ravener	EVP	Sell	1,559	$75.71	$118,031.89
3/20/2015	Richard W Dreiling	CEO	Sell	467,924	$75.42	$35,290,828.08
3/17/2015	Robert D Ravener	EVP	Sell	3,390	$74.95	$254,080.50
3/16/2015	David M Tehle	CFO	Sell	101,005	$75.29	$7,604,666.45
3/19/2014	Richard Dreiling	CEO	Sell	323,197	$57.92	$18,719,570.24
9/19/2013	John Flanigan	EVP	Sell	19,404	$58.39	$1,132,999.56
9/17/2013	Todd Vasos	Insider	Sell	23,669	$57.36	$1,357,653.84
7/11/2013	Adrian M Jones	Director	Sell	3,468,596	$54.30	$188,344,762.80
4/2/2013	Sandra B Cochran	Director	Buy	1,960	$50.61	$99,195.60
10/18/2012	Patricia Filikrushel	Director	Buy	2,500	$48.30	$120,750.00
10/3/2012	Anita C Elliott	SVP	Sell	10,000	$51.75	$517,500.00
10/3/2012	David M Tehle	CFO	Sell	32,894	$51.75	$1,702,264.50
10/3/2012	Richard W Dreiling	CEO	Sell	120,996	$51.75	$6,261,543.00
10/3/2012	Robert D Ravener	EVP	Sell	33,587	$51.75	$1,738,127.25
10/3/2012	Todd J Vasos	Insider	Sell	37,453	$51.75	$1,938,192.75

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG)

Date	Headline
	Discount, Variety Stores: Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) Position of the day (NYSE:DG) twincountynews.com - September 24 at 4:25 PM
	Coverage initiated on Dollar General by Barclays (NYSE:DG) finance.yahoo.com - September 24 at 9:16 AM
	Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) topped earnings-per-share estimates 50% of the time - The Independent Republic (NYSE:DG) theindependentrepublic.com - September 23 at 4:23 PM
	Mover to Watch - Dollar General Corporation's (DG) - Hot Stocks Point (NYSE:DG) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 23 at 4:23 PM
	Has Walmart Rewarded Its Investors Better Than Its Peers? (NYSE:DG) marketrealist.com - September 23 at 4:23 PM
	Leading stocks in today’s market: Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) (NYSE:DG) twincountynews.com - September 22 at 4:42 PM
	Can Walmart’s Revenue Pick Up in the Second Half of Fiscal 2017? (NYSE:DG) marketrealist.com - September 22 at 4:42 PM
	Have You Offloaded Dollar General (DG) from Your Portfolio? - Yahoo News (NYSE:DG) www.yahoo.com - September 22 at 10:09 AM
	Trade of the Day: Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) - Investorplace.com (NYSE:DG) investorplace.com - September 22 at 10:09 AM
	Have You Offloaded Dollar General (DG) from Your Portfolio? (NYSE:DG) finance.yahoo.com - September 22 at 10:09 AM
	Trade of the Day: Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) (NYSE:DG) investorplace.com - September 22 at 9:28 AM
	Trader's Focus- Dollar General Corporation's (DG) - Hot Stocks Point (NYSE:DG) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 21 at 5:07 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:DG) voiceregistrar.com - September 21 at 5:07 PM
	20.7% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Dollar General Call (DG) (NYSE:DG) www.mysmartrend.com - September 20 at 8:18 AM
	High Market Cap Stock of the Day – Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) (NYSE:DG) twincountynews.com - September 20 at 8:18 AM
	Active Run Stocks Logging Brokers' Choice: Dollar General ... - Street Wise Report (press release) (blog) (NYSE:DG) streetwisereport.com - September 19 at 3:29 PM
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	Dollar General Plans to Hire 10K Employees by Mid-October (NYSE:DG) finance.yahoo.com - September 17 at 9:20 AM
	Dollar General Corp. Hiring 10000 Employees by October 15 (NYSE:DG) www.crcconnection.com - September 16 at 4:30 PM
	Dollar General Becomes Oversold (NYSE:DG) www.forbes.com - September 16 at 11:54 AM
	Dollar General Corporation's (DG): Stock Buzz - Hot Stocks Point (NYSE:DG) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 16 at 8:20 AM
	Dollar General To Hire Ten Thousand Employees as it Expands (NYSE:DG) www.thestreet.com - September 15 at 4:58 PM
	Dollar General (DG) Stock Up, Hiring 10,000 Employees by Mid-October (NYSE:DG) www.thestreet.com - September 15 at 4:58 PM
	Dollar General Hiring 10,000 New Workers (NYSE:DG) www.investopedia.com - September 15 at 4:58 PM
	Dollar General Corp. Hiring 10,000 Employees by Oct. 15 (NYSE:DG) investorplace.com - September 15 at 4:42 PM
	Dollar General to add 10,000 workers in hiring spree (NYSE:DG) www.usatoday.com - September 15 at 1:32 PM
	Dollar General Plans To Add 10,000 New Jobs As Same-Store Sales Come Under Pressure (NYSE:DG) feeds.benzinga.com - September 15 at 12:06 PM
	Dollar General To Hire 10,000 Employees To Support Planned Store Openings (NYSE:DG) www.nasdaq.com - September 15 at 8:33 AM
	Dollar General Plans to Hire 10,000 New Employees by October 15 (NYSE:DG) finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 8:33 AM
	Dollar General to add 10,000 new employees by Oct. 15 (NYSE:DG) www.marketwatch.com - September 15 at 8:33 AM
	Dollar General's Selloff May Have Created An Entry Point - Benzinga (NYSE:DG) www.benzinga.com - September 14 at 9:47 PM
	Dollar General's Selloff May Have Created An Entry Point (NYSE:DG) www.benzinga.com - September 14 at 4:39 PM
	Dollar General Revision: Margins Are Good, But Be Aware Of Other Risks (NYSE:DG) seekingalpha.com - September 13 at 9:28 AM
	Dollar General Has Returned 21.8% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (DG) (NYSE:DG) www.mysmartrend.com - September 12 at 4:23 PM
	Stocks in Review: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK), Dollar General Corporation (DG), NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NEP) (NYSE:DG) istreetwire.com - September 12 at 4:23 PM
	Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) from Discount, Variety Stores – Todays Top Gains (NYSE:DG) twincountynews.com - September 12 at 4:23 PM
	Wal-Mart Investments In Low-Pricing Put Pressure On Everyone From Grocers To Dollar Stores (NYSE:DG) feeds.benzinga.com - September 12 at 2:32 PM
	Market Traders Alert - Dollar General Corporation's (DG) - Hot Stocks Point (NYSE:DG) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 12 at 9:31 AM
	Reviewing Overselling Stock: Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG ... - Post Registrar (NYSE:DG) postregistrar.com - September 12 at 9:31 AM
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	Don't Rush to Buy Bargain-Priced Dollar General (NYSE:DG) realmoney.thestreet.com - September 9 at 4:29 PM
	Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG), Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ ... - Benzinga (NYSE:DG) www.benzinga.com - September 8 at 8:22 AM
	Update on Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) for the day (NYSE:DG) twincountynews.com - September 7 at 4:43 PM
	Dollar General And Dollar Tree Insiders Take Advantage Of Gloomy Sentiment (NYSE:DG) feeds.benzinga.com - September 7 at 7:54 AM
	Argus Wants To See Dollar General Open Small-Format Stores (NYSE:DG) www.benzinga.com - September 6 at 9:32 PM
	Traders Recap: Sophiris Bio Inc (NASDAQ:SPHS), Dollar General ... - NYSE Journal (press release) (NYSE:DG) stockznews.com - September 6 at 4:31 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG), Coach Inc (NYSE:COH) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:DG) voiceregistrar.com - September 6 at 4:31 PM
	Goldman Neutral On Dollar General, Sees Earnings Growth Slowing - Benzinga (NYSE:DG) www.benzinga.com - September 6 at 4:31 PM
	Argus Wants To See Dollar General Open Small-Format Stores - Benzinga (NYSE:DG) www.benzinga.com - September 6 at 4:31 PM
	Time to Buy Dollar General? (NYSE:DG) finance.yahoo.com - September 6 at 4:31 PM