Hsbc Global Res Predicts Dollar General Q1 Earnings

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Hsbc Global Res issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Dollar General in a report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Hsbc Global Res analyst D. Bretthauer forecasts that the company will earn $1.38 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Dollar General's current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share. Hsbc Global Res also issued estimates for Dollar General's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.67 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $8.83 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Telsey Advisory Group restated a "market perform" rating and set a $85.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $79.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 14th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Dollar General from $102.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Dollar General from $73.00 to $69.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Dollar General from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $92.26.

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Dollar General Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of DG stock traded down $0.47 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $82.69. 1,286,939 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,541,205. The company has a quick ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Dollar General has a 12 month low of $66.43 and a 12 month high of $164.12. The stock has a market cap of $18.18 billion, a PE ratio of 13.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $74.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.72.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $10.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.26 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.83 earnings per share.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.85%. Dollar General's dividend payout ratio is presently 46.18%.

Insider Activity at Dollar General

In other Dollar General news, 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 directly owns 120,322 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,056,636.94. The trade was a 4.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar General

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. First Eagle Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Dollar General in the 4th quarter worth approximately $399,433,000. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC raised its stake in Dollar General by 8,426.1% during the 4th quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 4,041,471 shares of the company's stock worth $306,424,000 after acquiring an additional 3,994,070 shares during the period. Baupost Group LLC MA bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 3rd quarter valued at $194,832,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter valued at about $140,421,000. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in Dollar General by 323.1% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 2,354,135 shares of the company's stock worth $178,491,000 after purchasing an additional 1,797,776 shares during the period. 91.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Dollar General

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.