Zacks Research Forecasts Higher Earnings for Dollar General

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $6.15 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.75. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.80 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.75 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $2.14 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.31 EPS.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $10.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.68 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 17.97% and a net margin of 2.86%.Dollar General’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.70 EPS. Dollar General has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.800-6.300 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on DG. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Dollar General from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $115.00 to $116.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. UBS Group raised their target price on Dollar General from $128.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Dollar General from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 target price on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Gordon Haskett raised Dollar General from a “reduce” rating to an “accumulate” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and fifteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Dollar General presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $112.92.

Dollar General Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:DG opened at $105.29 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $23.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. Dollar General has a 12-month low of $66.43 and a 12-month high of $117.95. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $110.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $100.15.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 7th will be paid a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 7th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.70%.

Insider Activity at Dollar General

In other news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 1,969 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 46,563 shares in the company, valued at $5,261,619. This trade represents a 4.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DG. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in Dollar General in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Dollar General in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. lifted its position in Dollar General by 66.7% in the 1st quarter. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Dollar General by 170.1% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.