Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft Makes New Investment in Dollar General Corporation $DG

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft bought a new position in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 5,658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $671,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of DG. Calamos Advisors LLC raised its stake in Dollar General by 32.9% during the 4th quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 245,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,591,000 after acquiring an additional 60,746 shares during the period. Park Capital Management LLC WI bought a new stake in Dollar General during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,245,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Dollar General by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,707,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $754,857,000 after buying an additional 42,936 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Dollar General during the 4th quarter valued at about $133,431,000. Finally, Pinebridge Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter worth approximately $11,864,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Price Performance

DG stock opened at $123.28 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Dollar General Corporation has a 52-week low of $95.11 and a 52-week high of $158.23. The stock has a market cap of $27.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.25. The business has a fifty day moving average of $112.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $127.36.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 2nd. The company reported $2.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $10.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.81 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.65% and a net margin of 3.63%.Dollar General’s revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.78 EPS. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.200-7.450 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 7th were given a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 7th. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.38%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Loop Capital raised their price target on shares of Dollar General from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Dollar General from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Dollar General from $155.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Truist Financial upped their target price on Dollar General from $109.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Freedom Capital cut Dollar General from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Dollar General currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $131.27.

Dollar General Profile

Dollar General Corporation is a U.S.-based variety and discount retailer operating a large network of small-format stores that serve primarily rural and suburban communities. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DG and is headquartered in the Nashville/Goodlettsville, Tennessee area. Founded in 1939, Dollar General has grown from a regional operation into one of the nation’s prominent low-price retailers focused on convenience and value.

Dollar General’s stores offer a wide assortment of everyday consumables and household goods, including food and beverage items, cleaning supplies, health and beauty products, paper goods, apparel basics, seasonal merchandise and small household items.