Hsbc Global Res Boosts Earnings Estimates for Dollar General

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG - Free Report) - Analysts at Hsbc Global Res upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Dollar General in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 11th. Hsbc Global Res analyst D. Bretthauer now expects that the company will earn $1.41 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.34. The consensus estimate for Dollar General's current full-year earnings is $5.77 per share.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $10.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.14 billion. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.33% and a return on equity of 18.85%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.26 EPS.

DG has been the topic of several other reports. UBS Group lowered their price target on Dollar General from $155.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Bernstein Bank lowered their target price on Dollar General from $98.00 to $94.00 in a report on Friday, November 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Dollar General from $97.00 to $82.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $110.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $98.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar General currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $98.27.

Dollar General Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DG traded down $1.67 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $75.27. 3,313,663 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,288,410. Dollar General has a fifty-two week low of $72.12 and a fifty-two week high of $168.07. The firm has a market cap of $16.55 billion, a PE ratio of 12.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.44. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $101.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Dollar General by 453.4% during the 3rd quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 10,238,886 shares of the company's stock worth $865,903,000 after purchasing an additional 8,388,735 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Dollar General by 8.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,958,704 shares of the company's stock worth $842,208,000 after purchasing an additional 759,869 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Dollar General by 3.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,243,012 shares of the company's stock worth $441,899,000 after buying an additional 182,300 shares during the last quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA bought a new position in Dollar General during the third quarter valued at about $194,832,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dollar General by 2.2% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,434,960 shares of the company's stock worth $121,355,000 after buying an additional 31,200 shares during the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Steven R. Deckard sold 2,010 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.66, for a total transaction of $174,186.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,887 shares in the company, valued at approximately $250,187.42. This trade represents a 41.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.49% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.14%. Dollar General's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.88%.

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.