Dollar General FY2025 EPS Lowered by Telsey Advisory Group

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Telsey Advisory Group decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Dollar General in a report released on Thursday, March 6th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now forecasts that the company will earn $5.80 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.85. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $85.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.57 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on DG. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Dollar General from $97.00 to $95.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Bank of America upgraded Dollar General from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $95.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Dollar General from $94.00 to $83.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on Dollar General from $110.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Dollar General from $104.00 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar General has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $95.09.

Dollar General Trading Up 7.4 %

NYSE:DG opened at $81.87 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $73.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.49, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44. 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 has a 1 year low of $66.43 and a 1 year high of $168.07.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $10.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.14 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 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.26 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC lifted its position in shares of Dollar General by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC now owns 28,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,186,000 after buying an additional 4,048 shares during the last quarter. Leibman Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter worth about $2,018,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dollar General by 62.9% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 166,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,087,000 after buying an additional 64,336 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its position in shares of Dollar General by 5,624.9% in the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 321,623 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,385,000 after buying an additional 316,005 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cynosure Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Dollar General by 710.7% in the third quarter. Cynosure Group LLC now owns 25,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,143,000 after buying an additional 22,217 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Dollar General

In related news, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was 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 owns 120,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,056,636.94. This trade represents a 4.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 4,740 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.44, for a total value of $367,065.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 15,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,206,128. The trade was a 23.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by 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.