Dollar General (DG) Competitors

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) and Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.

Is DG or CASY more profitable?

Casey's General Stores has a net margin of 3.43% compared to Dollar General's net margin of 2.81%. Dollar General's return on equity of 17.93% beat Casey's General Stores' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dollar General	2.81%	17.93%	4.25%
Casey's General Stores	3.43%	16.28%	7.13%

Does the media favor DG or CASY?

In the previous week, Dollar General had 15 more articles in the media than Casey's General Stores. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Dollar General and 14 mentions for Casey's General Stores. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Dollar General's score of 0.81 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dollar General	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Casey's General Stores	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DG or CASY?

Dollar General has higher revenue and earnings than Casey's General Stores. Dollar General is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey's General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dollar General	$40.61B	0.60	$1.13B	$5.24	21.00
Casey's General Stores	$15.94B	1.19	$546.52M	$14.64	34.85

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DG or CASY?

91.8% of Dollar General shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Dollar General shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, DG or CASY?

Dollar General has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DG or CASY?

Dollar General presently has a consensus price target of $107.04, indicating a potential downside of 2.72%. Casey's General Stores has a consensus price target of $465.25, indicating a potential downside of 8.82%. Given Dollar General's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dollar General is more favorable than Casey's General Stores.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dollar General	0 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Casey's General Stores	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is DG or CASY a better dividend stock?

Dollar General pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Dollar General pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Casey's General Stores pays out 13.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Casey's General Stores has increased its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

Summary

Casey's General Stores beats Dollar General on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.