Dollar General Corporation $DG Shares Purchased by LSV Asset Management

LSV Asset Management boosted its holdings in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) by 175.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 814,100 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 518,200 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management’s holdings in Dollar General were worth $108,088,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DG. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Dollar General by 416.4% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,525,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $259,759,000 after buying an additional 2,036,573 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in Dollar General by 24,882.5% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,694,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,953,000 after buying an additional 1,687,533 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its position in Dollar General by 426.9% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,699,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,692,000 after buying an additional 1,377,226 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its position in Dollar General by 6,414.7% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 960,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,297,000 after buying an additional 946,037 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its position in Dollar General by 9.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,963,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,133,065,000 after buying an additional 913,373 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Dollar General News

Here are the key news stories impacting Dollar General this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Loop Capital slashed its price target on Dollar General to $110 from $145 and kept a hold rating, signaling more limited upside than before. MarketScreener
• Negative Sentiment: Gordon Haskett downgraded Dollar General from buy to hold and lowered its target to $110 from $140, adding to concerns that valuation and growth may be less compelling. MarketScreener
• Negative Sentiment: HSBC cut long-term earnings forecasts for Dollar General across several future years, including FY2028 through FY2031, indicating analysts expect slower profit growth than previously modeled. MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: KeyCorp also trimmed its FY2027 earnings estimate for Dollar General, reinforcing a cautious outlook ahead of upcoming results and guidance. MarketBeat

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on DG shares. Truist Financial set a $139.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $163.00 price objective on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Evercore lowered their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $145.00 to $144.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $141.12.

Dollar General Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE DG opened at $105.69 on Friday. Dollar General Corporation has a twelve month low of $95.11 and a twelve month high of $158.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 1.13. The stock has a market cap of $23.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.43, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.28. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $117.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $128.20.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $10.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.78 billion. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.54% and a return on equity of 18.66%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.87 EPS. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.35 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.27 EPS for the current year.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 7th were paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 7th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.45%.

Dollar General Profile

Dollar General Corporation is a U.S.-based variety and discount retailer operating a large network of small-format stores that serve primarily rural and suburban communities. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DG and is headquartered in the Nashville/Goodlettsville, Tennessee area. Founded in 1939, Dollar General has grown from a regional operation into one of the nation’s prominent low-price retailers focused on convenience and value.

Dollar General’s stores offer a wide assortment of everyday consumables and household goods, including food and beverage items, cleaning supplies, health and beauty products, paper goods, apparel basics, seasonal merchandise and small household items.