FY2025 EPS Estimates for Dollar General Cut by Analyst

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Dollar General in a report issued on Friday, December 6th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the company will earn $5.85 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.89. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $90.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.78 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.85 EPS.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last announced its quarterly 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). Dollar General had a net margin of 3.57% and a return on equity of 20.62%. The company had revenue of $10.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.14 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on Dollar General from $97.00 to $95.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Dollar General from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $90.00 to $80.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $98.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Melius Research started coverage on Dollar General in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. They set a “hold” rating and a $85.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar General has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $98.27.

Dollar General Trading Up 2.5 %

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

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DG. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 8.4% in the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 41,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,535,000 after acquiring an additional 3,240 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of Dollar General by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 4,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 2nd quarter worth $646,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC increased its holdings in Dollar General by 8,300.0% during the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 756 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 747 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dollar General

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

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 7th. Dollar General’s payout ratio is 38.88%.

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.