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Dollar General (DG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$114.30 -1.16 (-1.00%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:53 PM Eastern
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About Dollar General Stock (NYSE:DG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$112.68
$116.07
50-Day Range
$86.86
$115.48
52-Week Range
$66.43
$135.46
Volume
2.04 million shs
Average Volume
4.10 million shs
Market Capitalization
$25.16 billion
P/E Ratio
21.81
Dividend Yield
2.06%
Price Target
$109.08
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Dollar General Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

DG MarketRank™: 

Dollar General scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 106th out of 630 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Dollar General has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 16 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Dollar General has been the subject of 22 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Dollar General's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Dollar General are expected to grow by 4.00% in the coming year, from $5.75 to $5.98 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Dollar General is 21.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.56.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Dollar General is 21.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 29.65.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Dollar General has a PEG Ratio of 2.83. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Dollar General has a P/B Ratio of 3.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Dollar General's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.84% of the float of Dollar General has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Dollar General has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dollar General has recently increased by 7.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Dollar General pays a meaningful dividend of 2.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Dollar General does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Dollar General is 45.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Dollar General will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.46% next year. This indicates that Dollar General will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Dollar General's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.84% of the float of Dollar General has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Dollar General has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Dollar General has recently increased by 7.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Dollar General has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for Dollar General this week, compared to 27 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 30 people have searched for DG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -19% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 10 people have added Dollar General to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Dollar General insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,017,349.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.56% of the stock of Dollar General is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.77% of the stock of Dollar General is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Dollar General's insider trading history.
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DG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Dollar General's stock was trading at $75.82 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DG shares have increased by 50.8% and is now trading at $114.3050.

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June, 3rd. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.32. The firm's revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Dollar General subsidiaries include Ashley River Insurance Company Inc., DC Financial LLC, DGC Holdings LLC, DG Distribution GA LLC, DG Distribution IN LLC, DG Distribution Midwest LLC, DG Distribution NC LLC, and more.

Top institutional investors of Dollar General include LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI, HBW Advisory Services LLC, City Center Advisors LLC and Harbor Investment Advisory LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Michael M Calbert, Todd J Vasos, Jeffery Owen, Emily C Taylor, Warren F Bryant, Kathleen A Reardon, Rhonda Taylor, Carman R Wenkoff, John W Garratt, Timothy I Mcguire, Roderick J West, Ralph Santana and Steven R Deckard.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of DG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dollar General investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Walmart (WMT), Tesla (TSLA), Home Depot (HD) and Costco Wholesale (COST).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/22 Dividend
4/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/22 Dividend
4/08/2025
Dividend Payable
4/22/2025
Last Earnings
6/03/2025
Today
7/04/2025
Record date for 7/22 Dividend
7/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/22 Dividend
7/08/2025
Dividend Payable
7/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/27/2025
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
RETAIL - DISCOUNT
Sub-Industry
General Merchandise Stores
Current Symbol
NYSE:DG
Employees
194,200
Year Founded
1939

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$109.08
High Stock Price Target
$170.00
Low Stock Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-4.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.46
Research Coverage
28 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
21.81
Forward P/E Ratio
19.88
P/E Growth
2.83
Net Income
$1.13 billion
Pretax Margin
3.59%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$40.61 billion
Cash Flow
$10.24 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.16
Book Value
$35.01 per share
Price / Book
3.26

Miscellaneous

Free Float
218,839,000
Market Cap
$25.16 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.31

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This page (NYSE:DG) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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