Dollar General
DG
Market cap $24.6B

111.68 USD

-0.16

0.14%

At close Jun 13, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

111.30

-0.38

0.34%

1 day

-0.14%

5 days

-1.69%

1 month

28.59%

3 months

39.69%

6 months

45.15%

Year to date

47.67%

1 year

-10.02%

5 years

-40.55%

10 years

44.49%

About: With more than 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 food, 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 less.

Employees: 170,000

Consumer Staples Discount Stores

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Funds holding %

of 7,296 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 15 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q4 2024] → 18 (+6) [Q1 2025]

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 368 | Existing positions reduced: 259

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 119

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.6B [Q4 2024] → $18B (+$2.43B) [Q1 2025]

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 885 [Q4 2024] → 887 (+2) [Q1 2025]

0.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.46% [Q4 2024] → 93.09% (-0.37%) [Q1 2025]

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $707M | Put options by funds: $975M

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Research analyst outlook

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

Low target

$95

15%

downside

Avg. target

$116

4%

upside

High target

$135

21%

upside

15 analyst ratings

7 positive

47%

8 neutral

53%

0 negative

0%

Evercore ISI Group Michael Montani	5%upside $117	In-Line Maintained	5 Jun 2025
Goldman Sachs Kate McShane	3%upside $115	Buy Maintained	4 Jun 2025
Citigroup Paul Lejuez	0%upside $112	Neutral Maintained	4 Jun 2025
Raymond James Bobby Griffin	12%upside $125	Outperform Maintained	4 Jun 2025
Loop Capital Anthony Chukumba	2%downside $110	Hold Maintained	4 Jun 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 73 articles about DG published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

Dollar General (DG) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?

Dollar General (DG) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Dollar General (DG) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?

Zacks Investment Research

Are Retail-Wholesale Stocks Lagging Dollar General (DG) This Year?

Here is how Dollar General (DG) and MONOTARO (MONOY) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Are Retail-Wholesale Stocks Lagging Dollar General (DG) This Year?

The Motley Fool

Better Buy Now: A 50/50 Split of Costco and Walmart or Dollar General and Dollar Tree?

After reaching multi-year lows in 2024, Dollar General (DG 0.19%) and Dollar Tree (DLTR 1.15%) are staging epic recoveries in 2025.

Better Buy Now: A 50/50 Split of Costco and Walmart or Dollar General and Dollar Tree?

Zacks Investment Research

DG vs. TJX: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

Investors looking for stocks in the Retail - Discount Stores sector might want to consider either Dollar General (DG) or TJX (TJX). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

DG vs. TJX: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

The Motley Fool

Dollar General Stock: A Value Play Today?

Shares of retail chain Dollar General (DG -0.33%) dropped 45% in 2023 and 44% in 2024 as investors fretted over rising unemployment, macroeconomic uncertainty from tariffs, and the retailer's own plunging profit margins. In January, it hit rock bottom.

Dollar General Stock: A Value Play Today?

The Motley Fool

Dollar General Stock Just Popped, but Is the Worst Really Behind It?

Dollar General (DG -0.33%) has struggled in recent years, as inflationary pressures hurt its lower-income consumer base. However, the stock staged a strong rally following its fiscal first-quarter earnings report.

Dollar General Stock Just Popped, but Is the Worst Really Behind It?

The Motley Fool

Why Dollar General Stock Zoomed Nearly 17% Higher This Week

According to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, discount retailer Dollar General's (DG -0.32%) share price ballooned by almost 17% across the trading week. In retrospect that wasn't surprising, as the company simply crushed it in its latest earnings report, and analysts fell over themselves publishing bullish new takes on its stock.

Why Dollar General Stock Zoomed Nearly 17% Higher This Week

The Score: Tesla, Cleveland-Cliffs, Dollar General and More Stocks That Defined the Week

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week's news.

The Score: Tesla, Cleveland-Cliffs, Dollar General and More Stocks That Defined the Week

The Motley Fool

Dollar General Stock Is Rallying. Is It Still a Bargain?

Shares of Dollar General (DG 1.82%) have had a great run so far in 2025 and are outperforming the S&P 500 by a wide margin. At this point, investors looking at the low-price retailer need to carefully consider its valuation.

Dollar General Stock Is Rallying. Is It Still a Bargain?

Best Dollar Store Stock to Buy: Dollar Tree or Dollar General?

The dollar stores, such as Dollar General NYSE: DG and Dollar Tree NASDAQ: DLTR, have stock prices trading at discount levels in 2025. The discounts were deserved, driven by sluggish retail business and much-needed rationalizations that are now underway.

Best Dollar Store Stock to Buy: Dollar Tree or Dollar General?

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