Redburn Atlantic Comments on Dollar General Co.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:DG)

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Investment analysts at Redburn Atlantic dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Dollar General in a report issued on Wednesday, September 25th. Redburn Atlantic analyst D. Nedialkova now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.89 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.47. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.85 per share. Redburn Atlantic also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.28 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.87 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.36 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.76 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on DG. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Dollar General from $145.00 to $130.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 27th. Telsey Advisory Group cut Dollar General from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their price target for the company from $168.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Friday, August 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Dollar General from $130.00 to $97.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Barclays cut their price target on Dollar General from $154.00 to $102.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Finally, Loop Capital cut their price target on Dollar General from $130.00 to $90.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.48.

Dollar General Price Performance

Dollar General stock opened at $84.57 on Monday. Dollar General has a 12 month low of $77.96 and a 12 month high of $168.07. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $103.78 and its 200-day moving average is $126.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $18.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.31, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.44.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.79 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $10.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.37 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 20.62% and a net margin of 3.57%. Dollar General’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.13 EPS.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 8th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.79%. Dollar General’s payout ratio is currently 34.35%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Roderick J. West sold 2,510 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.25, for a total transaction of $208,957.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 9,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $762,819.75. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, EVP Steven R. Deckard sold 2,010 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.66, for a total value of $174,186.60. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 2,887 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $250,187.42. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Roderick J. West sold 2,510 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.25, for a total transaction of $208,957.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 9,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $762,819.75. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar General

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Dollar General by 85.7% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 58,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,683,000 after purchasing an additional 26,813 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of Dollar General by 278.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 64,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,086,000 after purchasing an additional 47,534 shares during the last quarter. Kiltearn Partners LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $9,587,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Dollar General by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,071,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,408,514,000 after purchasing an additional 3,360,413 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nexus Investment Management ULC increased its stake in shares of Dollar General by 10.5% during the 1st quarter. Nexus Investment Management ULC now owns 191,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,932,000 after purchasing an additional 18,280 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

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.