KeyCorp Has Weak Estimate for Dollar General FY2025 Earnings

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Dollar General in a note issued to investors on Thursday, December 5th. KeyCorp analyst B. Thomas now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $5.80 for the year, down from their previous 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.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.08). Dollar General had a return on equity of 20.62% and a net margin of 3.57%. The firm had revenue of $10.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.14 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share. Dollar General’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Dollar General from $90.00 to $80.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Dollar General from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Bernstein Bank lowered their target price on Dollar General from $98.00 to $94.00 in a report on Friday, November 15th. Citigroup cut Dollar General from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and cut their price target for the company from $91.00 to $73.00 in a report on Friday, September 27th. Finally, Raymond James lowered their price target on shares of Dollar General from $150.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.27.

Dollar General Stock Up 2.5 %

Shares of DG opened at $81.59 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $79.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $103.33. Dollar General has a one year low of $72.12 and a one year high of $168.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a current ratio of 1.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.44, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.44.

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DG. Pullen Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Dollar General by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Pullen Investment Management LLC now owns 2,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $278,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 30.6% in the second quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 3.8% in the second quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. now owns 2,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 7.3% during the second quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, Lummis Asset Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 1.2% during the second quarter. Lummis Asset Management LP now owns 9,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,245,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Roderick J. West sold 2,510 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.25, for a total transaction of $208,957.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 9,163 shares in the company, valued at $762,819.75. This trade represents a 21.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Warren F. Bryant acquired 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, with a total value of $80,830.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 42,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,397,284.90. This represents a 2.44 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

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

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.