FY2025 EPS Estimates for Dollar General Decreased by Analyst

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 5th. KeyCorp analyst B. Thomas now forecasts that the company will earn $5.80 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.90. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.77 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.10 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on DG. Telsey Advisory Group dropped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $103.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Bank of America raised shares of Dollar General from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $95.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Monday, August 26th. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $97.00 to $95.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $97.00 to $82.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $98.27.

Dollar General Stock Performance

Dollar General stock opened at $82.40 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $102.92. Dollar General has a 1-year low of $72.12 and a 1-year high of $168.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market cap of $18.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.44.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.08). Dollar General had a net margin of 3.33% and a return on equity of 18.85%. The business had revenue of $10.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.26 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.86%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.88%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dollar General news, EVP Roderick J. West sold 2,510 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.25, for a total value of $208,957.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 9,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $762,819.75. This represents a 21.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Steven R. Deckard sold 2,010 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.66, for a total transaction of $174,186.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,887 shares in the company, valued at approximately $250,187.42. This represents a 41.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar General

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of DG. Czech National Bank grew its position in shares of Dollar General by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 41,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,535,000 after buying an additional 3,240 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of Dollar General by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 4,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Dollar General in the 2nd quarter valued at $646,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its position in shares of Dollar General by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Dollar General by 8,300.0% in the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,000 after buying an additional 747 shares during the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.