Dollar General (DG)

• Market cap: $20.6B
• 1 day: 0.34%
• 5 days: -2.06%
• 1 month: 6.51%
• 3 months: 29.80%
• 6 months: 18.63%
• Year to date: 23.83%
• 1 year: -32.72%
• 5 years: -46.58%
• 10 years: 28.80%
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Discount Stores

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

Fund manager confidence

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

9% more funds holding in top 10

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

2.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.21% [Q3] → 93.44% (+2.23%) [Q4]

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 328 | Existing positions reduced: 316

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 147

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 899 [Q3] → 883 (-16) [Q4]

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17B [Q3] → $15.6B (-$1.37B) [Q4]

29% less call options, than puts

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

Research analyst outlook

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

• Low target: $80 15% downside
• Avg. target: $89 5% downside
• High target: $101 8% upside

7 analyst ratings

• positive: 2 29%
• neutral: 5 71%
• negative: 0 0%

Truist Securities Scot Ciccarelli 47% 1-year accuracy 27 / 58 met price target	1% downside $93	Hold Maintained	8 Apr 2025
Citigroup Paul Lejuez 39% 1-year accuracy 19 / 49 met price target	8% upside $101	Neutral Upgraded	7 Apr 2025
B of A Securities Robert Ohmes 62% 1-year accuracy 13 / 21 met price target	4% downside $90	Buy Maintained	14 Mar 2025
Piper Sandler Peter Keith 36% 1-year accuracy 17 / 47 met price target	14% downside $81	Neutral Maintained	14 Mar 2025
Telsey Advisory Group Joseph Feldman 31% 1-year accuracy 46 / 147 met price target	9% downside $85	Market Perform Maintained	13 Mar 2025