Dollar General (NYSE:DG) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.100-5.800 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.850. The company issued revenue guidance of $42.0 billion-$42.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $42.3 billion.

Dollar General Trading Down 4.9 %

Shares of Dollar General stock opened at $74.78 on Thursday. Dollar General has a 52-week low of $66.43 and a 52-week high of $168.07. 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’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.69. The firm has a market cap of $16.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on DG. Bernstein Bank reduced their price target on shares of Dollar General from $98.00 to $94.00 in a report on Friday, November 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Dollar General from $104.00 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $73.00 to $69.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $110.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, HSBC reduced their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $100.00 to $88.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Dollar General presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $95.09.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dollar General

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 shares were sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total value of $451,620.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 120,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,056,636.94. The trade was a 4.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 4,740 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.44, for a total transaction of $367,065.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 15,575 shares in the company, valued at $1,206,128. This represents a 23.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.49% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.