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.
Read More…
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. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.82%. 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 announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, March 15th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Dollar General's earnings last quarter?
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December, 5th. The company reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $6.99 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.89 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 25.53% and a net margin of 6.09%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $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 earnings per share (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 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Dollar General's shares. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $184.00. On average, they expect Dollar General's share price to reach $162.90 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.5% from the stock's current price. 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 headlines about DG stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Dollar General earned a news impact score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Dollar General.
Are investors shorting Dollar General?
Dollar General saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,770,000 shares, an increase of 10.2% from the December 31st total of 3,420,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,890,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the stock 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include California Public Employees Retirement System (0.84%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (0.79%), SPF Beheer BV (0.23%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.21%), Bristol John W & Co. Inc. NY (0.20%) and Anchor Capital Advisors LLC (0.18%). 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 major investors are selling Dollar General stock?
DG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Hexavest Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Scout Investments Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System and Manning & Napier Group LLC. 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 major investors are buying Dollar General stock?
DG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Anchor Capital Advisors LLC, Clark Capital Management Group Inc., Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., State of Michigan Retirement System, MU Investments Co. Ltd., SPF Beheer BV, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. and Tandem Investment Advisors 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 $155.86.
How big of a company is Dollar General?
Dollar General has a market capitalization of $39.68 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.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Dollar General (NYSE DG)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Dollar General and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe DG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe DG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
