Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Buys Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) Shares

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) recently bought shares of Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG). In a filing disclosed on March 09th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Dollar General stock on March 3rd.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) on 3/7/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) on 3/7/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Dollar General (NYSE:DG) on 3/7/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) on 3/7/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ:IBIT) on 3/3/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) on 3/3/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) on 2/12/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 2/12/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) on 2/12/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) on 2/12/2025.

Dollar General Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE:DG opened at $82.99 on Tuesday. Dollar General Co. has a 12-month low of $66.43 and a 12-month high of $168.07. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $73.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.03. The company has a market capitalization of $18.25 billion, a PE ratio of 13.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DG. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Dollar General in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Dollar General in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Dollar General in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Dollar General in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Providence First Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Dollar General in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Dollar General

In related news, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was 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 in the company, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 4,740 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on DG. Gordon Haskett downgraded Dollar General from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Dollar General from $108.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Dollar General from $73.00 to $69.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Barclays dropped their target price on Dollar General from $102.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on Dollar General from $110.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.09.

About Representative Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Greene (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

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.