Dollar General (NYSE:DG) Earns “Market Perform” Rating from Telsey Advisory Group

Dollar General (NYSE:DG)‘s stock had its “market perform” rating reiterated by Telsey Advisory Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $85.00 target price on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 5.61% from the company’s previous close. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

DG has been the subject of several other research reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. HSBC cut their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $100.00 to $88.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Bernstein Bank lowered their price target on shares of Dollar General from $98.00 to $94.00 in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on Dollar General from $110.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on Dollar General from $73.00 to $69.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Dollar General currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.09.

Dollar General Price Performance

Shares of DG traded up $5.63 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $80.48. 1,771,208 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,594,026. The business has a 50-day moving average of $73.52 and a 200 day moving average of $78.69. Dollar General has a one year low of $66.43 and a one year high of $168.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.21, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.18. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Dollar General will post 5.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Dollar General news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 4,740 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.44, for a total value of $367,065.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 15,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,206,128. The trade was a 23.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total value of $451,620.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 120,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,056,636.94. This trade represents a 4.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DG. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dollar General by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 253,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,401,000 after purchasing an additional 6,372 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp grew its stake in Dollar General by 72.8% during the third quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 4,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,000 after purchasing an additional 1,811 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in Dollar General in the third quarter worth approximately $212,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its stake in Dollar General by 1.8% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 480,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,663,000 after buying an additional 8,388 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Dollar General by 62.9% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 166,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,087,000 after buying an additional 64,336 shares during the period. 91.77% of the stock is 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.