Zacks Research Expects Lower Earnings for Dollar General

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, June 17th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now forecasts that the company will earn $1.54 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.57. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $2.11 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.00 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Dollar General from $85.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Dollar General in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Gordon Haskett upgraded Dollar General from a “reduce” rating to an “accumulate” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Dollar General from $96.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer upgraded Dollar General from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $109.04.

Dollar General Trading Down 0.9%

NYSE DG opened at $112.27 on Thursday. Dollar General has a fifty-two week low of $66.43 and a fifty-two week high of $135.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.20 and a current ratio of 1.23. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.81. The stock has a market cap of $24.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.26.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June 3rd. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.32. The company had revenue of $10.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.25 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 17.93% and a net margin of 2.81%. Dollar General’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.65 EPS.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 8th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.10%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 8th. Dollar General’s payout ratio is 45.04%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dollar General news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 1,969 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.00, for a total value of $222,497.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 46,563 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,261,619. This trade represents a 4.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Kathleen A. Reardon sold 6,438 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.56, for a total value of $718,223.28. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 41,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,646,027.76. The trade was a 13.39% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 9,216 shares of company stock valued at $1,017,349. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar General

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DG. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Providence First Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, OFI Invest Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Dollar General Company Profile

Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine.