Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Takes Position in Dollar General Corporation $DG

Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 5,130 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $681,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in DG. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $363,299,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Dollar General by 416.4% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,525,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,759,000 after buying an additional 2,036,573 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Dollar General by 24,882.5% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,694,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,953,000 after buying an additional 1,687,533 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its position in shares of Dollar General by 426.9% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,377,226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group increased its position in shares of Dollar General by 6,414.7% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 960,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,297,000 after purchasing an additional 946,037 shares in the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Dollar General from $145.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Evercore decreased their price target on Dollar General from $145.00 to $144.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Dollar General from $160.00 to $150.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their target price on Dollar General from $111.00 to $90.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $139.96.

Dollar General Trading Up 0.9%

DG opened at $104.52 on Thursday. Dollar General Corporation has a one year low of $95.11 and a one year high of $158.23. The company has a market cap of $23.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.26, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.28. 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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is $116.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $128.53.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.36. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.66% and a net margin of 3.54%.The business had revenue of $10.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.78 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.87 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.35 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 7th were issued a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 7th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.45%.

Dollar General Company 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.