Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern United States. The company offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, and laundry and other home cleaning supplies; packaged food comprising cereals, canned soups 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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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Variety stores
Sub-IndustryGeneral Merchandise Stores
SectorRetail/Wholesale
Phone615-855-4000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$25.63 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees135,000
Next Earnings Date3/12/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dollar General's stock symbol?
Dollar General trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DG."
How often does Dollar General pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Dollar General?
Dollar General declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on Tuesday, January 21st. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 6th. View Dollar General's Dividend History.
How will Dollar General's stock buyback program work?
Dollar General declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, March 15th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Dollar General's earnings last quarter?
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) released its earnings results on Thursday, December, 5th. The company reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $6.99 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.89 billion. Dollar General had a net margin of 6.09% and a return on equity of 25.53%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.26 earnings per share. View Dollar General's Earnings History.
When is Dollar General's next earnings date?
What guidance has Dollar General issued on next quarter's earnings?
Dollar General issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of $6.55-6.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.61.
What price target have analysts set for DG?
22 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Dollar General's shares. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $184.00. On average, they anticipate Dollar General's share price to reach $162.90 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.5%. View Analyst Price Targets for Dollar General.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Dollar General?
22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Dollar General in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 18 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Dollar General.
Has Dollar General been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about DG stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Dollar General earned a coverage optimism score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Dollar General.
Are investors shorting Dollar General?
Dollar General saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,180,000 shares, an increase of 10.9% from the January 15th total of 3,770,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,920,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Approximately 1.7% of the company's shares are short sold. View Dollar General's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Dollar General's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Dollar General own?
Who are Dollar General's key executives?
Dollar General's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Todd J. Vasos, CEO & Director (Age 57)
- Mr. John W. Garratt, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 50)
- Mr. Robert D. Ravener Jr., Exec. VP & Chief People Officer (Age 60)
- Mr. Jeffery Carl Owen, Exec. VP of Store Operations (Age 49)
- Mr. Jason S. Reiser, Exec. VP & Chief Merchandising Officer (Age 51)
Who are Dollar General's major shareholders?
Dollar General's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.46%), FMR LLC (3.65%), Polen Capital Management LLC (2.52%), Capital World Investors (1.92%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (1.64%) and Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.59%). Company insiders that own Dollar General stock include Anita C Elliott, Michael J Kindy, Patricia Filikrushel, Rhonda Taylor, Robert D Ravener and Timothy I Mcguire. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Dollar General.
Which institutional investors are selling Dollar General stock?
DG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, TD Asset Management Inc., PGGM Investments, Alliancebernstein L.P., Principal Financial Group Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA and Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec. Company insiders that have sold Dollar General company stock in the last year include Rhonda Taylor and Robert D Ravener. View Insider Buying and Selling for Dollar General.
Which institutional investors are buying Dollar General stock?
DG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, AQR Capital Management LLC, FMR LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Anchor Capital Advisors LLC, Polen Capital Management LLC, Credit Suisse AG and Bessemer Group Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Dollar General stock in the last two years include Patricia Filikrushel and Timothy I Mcguire. View Insider Buying and Selling for Dollar General.
How do I buy shares of Dollar General?
Shares of DG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Dollar General's stock price today?
One share of DG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $163.79.
How big of a company is Dollar General?
Dollar General has a market capitalization of $41.70 billion and generates $25.63 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.59 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.97 on an earnings per share basis. Dollar General employs 135,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Dollar General.
What is Dollar General's official website?
How can I contact Dollar General?
Dollar General's mailing address is 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN, 37072. The company can be reached via phone at 615-855-4000.
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