FY2025 EPS Estimates for Dollar General Decreased by KeyCorp

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for Dollar General in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 5th. KeyCorp analyst B. Thomas now expects that the company will post earnings of $5.80 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.90. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.78 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.10 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Dollar General from $155.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their target price on shares of Dollar General from $103.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Raymond James dropped their target price on shares of Dollar General from $150.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 30th. Bank of America raised Dollar General from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $95.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Dollar General from $90.00 to $80.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $98.27.

Dollar General Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of DG stock opened at $81.59 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $79.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $103.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.94 billion, a PE ratio of 13.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.24. Dollar General has a 1-year low of $72.12 and a 1-year high of $168.07.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last released its earnings results 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). The business had revenue of $10.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.14 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 20.62% and a net margin of 3.57%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 7th. Dollar General’s payout ratio is 38.88%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Steven R. Deckard sold 2,010 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the executive vice president now owns 2,887 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $250,187.42. This represents a 41.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Warren F. Bryant purchased 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of $80.83 per share, for a total transaction of $80,830.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 42,030 shares in the company, valued at $3,397,284.90. The trade was a 2.44 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Dollar General by 17.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 69,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,517,000 after acquiring an additional 10,333 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 25.4% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 17,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,464,000 after purchasing an additional 3,504 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Dollar General in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 17,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,333 shares during the period. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its position in Dollar General by 21.6% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 9,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $762,000 after purchasing an additional 1,598 shares in the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.