Q2 EPS Estimates for Dollar General Lifted by Zacks Research

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) – Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2027 earnings per share estimates for Dollar General in a report released on Wednesday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.00 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.72. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share.

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

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on Dollar General from $122.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Dollar General from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Gordon Haskett upgraded Dollar General from a “reduce” rating to an “accumulate” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. UBS Group raised their price objective on Dollar General from $128.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Dollar General from $118.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and fifteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $112.92.

Dollar General Price Performance

Dollar General stock opened at $104.32 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market capitalization of $22.96 billion, a PE ratio of 19.32, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.29. Dollar General has a 12 month low of $66.43 and a 12 month high of $117.95. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $110.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $100.32.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar General

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DG. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its stake in Dollar General by 323.1% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 2,354,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,491,000 after acquiring an additional 1,797,776 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Dollar General by 5,440.2% in the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,582,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,155,000 after acquiring an additional 1,554,004 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Dollar General by 116.0% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,714,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,538,000 after acquiring an additional 1,458,093 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in Dollar General by 251.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,035,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,983,000 after acquiring an additional 1,456,549 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its position in shares of Dollar General by 398.2% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 1,756,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,200,000 after acquiring an additional 1,404,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dollar General news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 1,969 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 46,563 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,261,619. The trade was a 4.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 7th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 7th. Dollar General’s payout ratio is presently 43.70%.

About Dollar General

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.