Dollar General
DG
Market cap $19.2B

87.54 USD

+2.84

3.35%

At close Mar 27, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

87.20

-0.34

0.39%

1 day

3.35%

5 days

7.85%

1 month

18.33%

3 months

15.35%

6 months

0.25%

Year to date

15.75%

1 year

-43.23%

5 years

-40.09%

10 years

16.74%

About: With over 20,000 locations, Dollar General's banner is nearly ubiquitous across the rural United States. Dollar General serves as a convenient shopping destination for fill-in store trips, with its value proposition most relevant to consumers in small communities with a dearth of shopping options. The retailer operates a frugal store of about 7,500 square feet and primarily offers an assortment of branded and private-label consumable items (80% of net sales) such as paper and cleaning products, packaged and perishable food, tobacco, and health and beauty items at low prices. Dollar General also offers a limited assortment of seasonal merchandise, home products, and apparel. The firm sells most items at a price point of $10 or lower.

Employees: 170,000

Consumer Staples Variety Stores

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Funds holding %

of 7,390 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 9 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 [Q3] → 12 (+1) [Q4]

1.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.69% [Q3] → 93.42% (+1.74%) [Q4]

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 326 | Existing positions reduced: 317

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 146 | Existing positions closed: 149

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 901 [Q3] → 879 (-22) [Q4]

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17B [Q3] → $15.6B (-$1.47B) [Q4]

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $744M | Put options by funds: $1.05B

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Research analyst outlook

9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$69

21%

downside

Avg. target

$86

2%

downside

High target

$100

14%

upside

9 analyst ratings

4 positive

44%

4 neutral

44%

1 negative

11%

B of A Securities Robert Ohmes 55% 1-year accuracy 11 / 20 met price target	3%upside $90	Buy Maintained	14 Mar 2025
Piper Sandler Peter Keith 40% 1-year accuracy 19 / 48 met price target	7%downside $81	Neutral Maintained	14 Mar 2025
Telsey Advisory Group Joseph Feldman 33% 1-year accuracy 49 / 147 met price target	3%downside $85	Market Perform Maintained	13 Mar 2025
Citigroup Paul Lejuez 46% 1-year accuracy 17 / 37 met price target	21%downside $69	Sell Maintained	7 Mar 2025
UBS Michael Lasser 45% 1-year accuracy 17 / 38 met price target	9%upside $95	Buy Maintained	6 Mar 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 42 articles about DG published over the past 30 days

The Motley Fool

4 S&P 500 Stocks Down 20% or More That You'll Regret Not Buying

Many investors frantically read the news last week: The S&P 500 officially entered correction territory, which is a drop of at least 10%. As of this writing, however, the correction is proving to be short-lived.

4 S&P 500 Stocks Down 20% or More That You'll Regret Not Buying

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3 Reasons Why an S&P 500 Correction Won't Stop Me From Buying More Dollar General Stock

For over a decade, retail store Dollar General (DG 2.52%) has been a constituent of the S&P 500, an index of 500 of the largest, most profitable companies in the U.S. As of March 18, the S&P 500 was down 9% from its all-time high and had even briefly been down 10%, which is what's commonly called "correction territory." But for Dollar General, the situation is much worse.

3 Reasons Why an S&P 500 Correction Won't Stop Me From Buying More Dollar General Stock

The Motley Fool

Prediction: Dollar General Will Beat the Market. Here's Why.

Dollar General (DG 2.52%) has been a laggard on the stock market in recent years as the company has lost market share to Walmart and struggled in an environment with weak consumer discretionary spending. Over the last three years, Dollar General's stock is down 63% while the broad market has surged.

Prediction: Dollar General Will Beat the Market. Here's Why.

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Dollar General: New Financial Targets Boost Value Upside Confidence

Adjusting for one-off costs, Dollar General posted a reasonably solid 4Q24 result. New long-term financial targets point to a healthy recovery in Dollar General's operating profit margin from FY26E onwards. The near-term outlook for Dollar General is somewhat mixed, as management attempts to improve the business whilst simultaneously facing a number of baked-in FY25E cost headwinds.

Dollar General: New Financial Targets Boost Value Upside Confidence

Dollar General Stock Jumps—Will Its Turnaround Plan Work?

Dollar General Corp. NYSE: DG stock is holding on to gains of about 6% after the discount retailer reported earnings on March 13, 2025. The company scored a slight beat on revenue, with its $10.30 billion in revenue nudging above the $10.26 billion projected by analysts.

Dollar General Stock Jumps—Will Its Turnaround Plan Work?

DoorDash and Dollar General Partner to Unlock Unprecedented Food Access for SNAP Customers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH), the local commerce platform, and Dollar General (NYSE: DG), America's neighborhood general store, today announced a new offering to bring SNAP/EBT payment capabilities to more than 16,000 of Dollar General's stores on the DoorDash Marketplace. With the addition of Dollar General, DoorDash's network of stores that accept SNAP/EBT online payments on the DoorDash Marketplace nearly doubles to over 35,000 stores. “Dollar General's mission of.

DoorDash and Dollar General Partner to Unlock Unprecedented Food Access for SNAP Customers

Dollar General Shifts Focus To Stability, But Analysts Flag Profitability Pressures

Dollar General Corp DG reported better-than expected fourth-quarter earnings. The following are the comments from analysts for the same.

Dollar General Shifts Focus To Stability, But Analysts Flag Profitability Pressures

How Dollar General can fight back against Walmart's market dominance

Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) has not been particularly exciting for investors since the start of this year, much of which is related to the broader concerns that it's losing share to the likes of Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT).

How Dollar General can fight back against Walmart's market dominance

These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On Dollar General After Q4 Results

Dollar General Corporation DG reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales results on Thursday.

These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On Dollar General After Q4 Results

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