Hsbc Global Res Weighs in on Dollar General Q1 Earnings

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Equities research analysts at Hsbc Global Res issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Dollar General in a report released on Wednesday, March 19th. Hsbc Global Res analyst D. Bretthauer forecasts that the company will earn $1.38 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share. Hsbc Global Res also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.67 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $8.83 EPS.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $10.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.26 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. Dollar General’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.83 EPS.

DG has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Dollar General from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Dollar General from $79.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Gordon Haskett cut Dollar General from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective (down previously from $90.00) on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Dollar General from $94.00 to $83.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar General presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.26.

Dollar General Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of DG opened at $83.16 on Monday. Dollar General has a fifty-two week low of $66.43 and a fifty-two week high of $164.12. The firm has a market cap of $18.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.70, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $74.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 8th. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio is 46.18%.

Insider Activity

In other Dollar General news, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total transaction of $451,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 120,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,056,636.94. This represents a 4.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar General

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Studio Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Dollar General by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC now owns 989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators raised its stake in Dollar General by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 1,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Dollar General by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 953 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in Dollar General by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 2,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the period. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC grew its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 13.9% during the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 1,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.