Dollar General Corporation Company Profile (NYSE:DG)

Dollar General Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DG."

Dollar General Corporation declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Tuesday, July 25th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 7th. View Dollar General Corporation's Dividend History.

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 1st. The company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $5.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.59 billion. Dollar General Corporation had a return on equity of 23.07% and a net margin of 5.53%. The company's revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.03 earnings per share. View Dollar General Corporation's Earnings History.

Dollar General Corporation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 23rd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Dollar General Corporation.

Dollar General Corporation issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, June, 1st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.25-4.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.45. The company issued revenue guidance of +5-7% to ~$23.085-23.525 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $23.15 billion.

23 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Dollar General Corporation's stock. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $107.00. On average, they anticipate Dollar General Corporation's share price to reach $80.15 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Dollar General Corporation.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Dollar General Corporation stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Dollar General remains committed toward better price management, merchandise initiatives and cost containment.  The company’s recent deal to acquire 322 stores from a small multi-price point retailer is also encouraging. We believe that the company’s strategic endeavors have helped it to deliver better-than-expected results for the second straight quarter, as it posted first-quarter fiscal 2017 financial numbers. Upbeat performance and the news of recent store buyout deal, prompted management to raise its sales outlook. As a result the stock has outperformed the industry in the past three months. Meanwhile, Trump’s suggestion of reducing food stamps program by $193 billion, which is nearly 25% of the budget for the program, will have a detrimental effect. Cut in SNAP benefit will hamper the company’s performance as people with low income will have less money to spend and could restrict their spending to low margin products." (6/21/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "Shares ended up despite the downward guidance as investors took comfort in mgmt. comments on pricing. GM% was better than expected and mgmt. noted it was in a solid price position. The underlying message is that competition has eased up for now. We highlighted this in our Jan. note as we saw WMT avg. basket pricing increase in several markets (dollar store price survey) as its price investments were more significant in our grocery studies." (3/17/2017)
• 3. Guggenheim analysts commented, "Lowering Estimates and PT on Largely One-Time Labor Investments'Remain Buy-Rated. DG is proactively investing in its business to drive secular share gains but doing so in a manner that is more sustainable, less destabilizing, and more likely to earn a reasonable return. Rather than simply cut prices, the company is spending $70M to upgrade the talent and performance of its 13,000 store managers. This can have a direct, positive impact on in-stock conditions, customer service, and shrink and does not feed the price war narrative. We are lowering our 2017-2019 estimates to reflect these investments (and rebasing of EBIT margin) and our PT to $85 from $90 but remain Buy-rated." (3/17/2017)

Dollar General Corporation saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 19,686,180 shares, an increase of 44.9% from the June 15th total of 13,582,364 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,502,125 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.4 days. Approximately 7.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Some companies that are related to Dollar General Corporation include eBay (EBAY), Target Corporation (TGT), Yum! Brands (YUM), Expedia (EXPE), Kroger Company (The) (KR), Ross Stores (ROST), Tesco PLC (TSCDY), Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AHONY), O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), Best Buy Co. (BBY), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), AutoZone (AZO), Whole Foods Market (WFM), L Brands (LB), Fastenal Company (FAST) and MercadoLibre (MELI).

Dollar General Corporation's management team includes the folowing people:

• Todd J. Vasos, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• John W. Garratt, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Rhonda M. Taylor, Executive Vice President, General Counsel
• Jeffery C. Owen, Executive Vice President - Store Operations
• Robert D. Ravener Jr., Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer
• Anita C. Elliott, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller
• Michael J. Kindy, Senior Vice President - Global Supply Chain
• Michael M. Calbert, Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board
• Warren F. Bryant, Independent Director
• Sandra B. Cochran, Independent Director

Dollar General Corporation's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hexavest Inc. (0.46%), APG Asset Management N.V. (0.18%), PGGM Investments (0.16%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.14%), BTIM Corp. (0.11%) and Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.11%). Company insiders that own Dollar General Corporation stock include Anita C Elliott, John W Flanigan, Michael M Calbert, Rhonda Taylor, Robert D Ravener, Todd J Vasos and William C Rhodes III. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Dollar General Corporation.

Dollar General Corporation's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mandatum Life Insurance Co Ltd, Hexavest Inc., Central Bank & Trust Co., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Exxonmobil Investment Management Inc. TX, BB&T Corp, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC and Gillespie Robinson & Grimm Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Dollar General Corporation.

Dollar General Corporation's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Independence Advisors LLC, Nexus Investment Management Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, PGGM Investments, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., National Pension Service and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have bought Dollar General Corporation stock in the last two years include Michael M Calbert, Todd J Vasos and William C Rhodes III. View Insider Buying and Selling for Dollar General Corporation.

Shares of Dollar General Corporation can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Dollar General Corporation stock can currently be purchased for approximately $73.57.