Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG - Free Report) - Hsbc Global Res issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dollar General in a report released on Wednesday, March 19th. Hsbc Global Res analyst D. Bretthauer anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.38 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 - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.17. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. The business had revenue of $10.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.83 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on DG. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Dollar General from $94.00 to $83.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 6th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Dollar General from $79.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 14th. Bank of America lowered their price target on Dollar General from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 14th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target on Dollar General from $73.00 to $69.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $92.26.
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Shares of NYSE DG opened at $83.84 on Monday. Dollar General has a 52 week low of $66.43 and a 52 week high of $164.12. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a market cap of $18.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be paid a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.82%. Dollar General's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 46.18%.
In other news, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total value of $451,620.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 120,322 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,056,636.94. This trade represents a 4.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.49% of the company's stock.
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DG. First Eagle Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the 4th quarter worth approximately $399,433,000. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC boosted its position in shares of Dollar General by 8,426.1% during the fourth quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 4,041,471 shares of the company's stock valued at $306,424,000 after purchasing an additional 3,994,070 shares in the last quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the third quarter valued at approximately $194,832,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $140,421,000. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its position in shares of Dollar General by 323.1% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 2,354,135 shares of the company's stock valued at $178,491,000 after purchasing an additional 1,797,776 shares in the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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.
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