Telsey Advisory Group Has Lowered Expectations for Dollar General (NYSE:DG) Stock Price

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) had its price target dropped by investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $88.00 to $85.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm presently has a “market perform” rating on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 3.82% from the stock’s current price. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dollar General’s FY2025 earnings at $5.80 EPS, 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.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on DG. Barclays lowered their price objective on Dollar General from $102.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective (down previously from $90.00) on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Dollar General from $104.00 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Dollar General from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $95.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, December 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Dollar General presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.09.

Dollar General Stock Up 7.4 %

Shares of NYSE DG opened at $81.87 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.01 billion, a PE ratio of 13.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.92. Dollar General has a 12-month low of $66.43 and a 12-month high of $168.07.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $10.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.14 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.26 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Dollar General will post 5.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Dollar General

In related news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 4,740 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.44, for a total value of $367,065.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 15,575 shares in the company, valued at $1,206,128. The trade was a 23.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total value of $451,620.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 120,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,056,636.94. This represents a 4.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DG. Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC raised its position in shares of Dollar General by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC now owns 28,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,186,000 after buying an additional 4,048 shares during the period. Leibman Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Dollar General in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,018,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Dollar General by 62.9% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 166,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,087,000 after purchasing an additional 64,336 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its position in Dollar General by 5,624.9% in the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 321,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,385,000 after purchasing an additional 316,005 shares during the period. Finally, Cynosure Group LLC raised its position in Dollar General by 710.7% in the third quarter. Cynosure Group LLC now owns 25,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,143,000 after purchasing an additional 22,217 shares during the period. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.