Are Dollar General Corp. (DG) stocks a prudent buy?

Dollar General Corp. [DG] stock is trading at $86.01, up 0.30%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The DG shares have gain 6.59% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -30.23%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Dollar General Corp. [NYSE: DG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 30, 2024, when Telsey Advisory Group downgraded its rating to a Market Perform and also revised its price target to $103 from $168. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on August 30, 2024, and dropped its price target to $100. On August 30, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $90 on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and decreased its price target to $168 on May 31, 2024. Telsey Advisory Group upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $170 remained the price target by the analyst firm on March 15, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on March 12, 2024, and upped its price target to $158. In a note dated March 11, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an Market Perform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $135 to $155.

Dollar General Corp. [DG] stock has fluctuated between $77.96 and $168.07 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $153.42 within the next 12 months. Dollar General Corp. [NYSE: DG] shares were valued at $86.01 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 78.37% based on the average DG price forecast.

Analyzing the DG fundamentals

Dollar General Corp. [NYSE:DG] reported sales of 39.68B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 4.23%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.16.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 85.47 points at the first support level, and at 84.92 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 86.45, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 86.88.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Dollar General Corp.’s Current Ratio is 1.22. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.24, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.48, the price to book ratio is 2.61 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.36.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved West Roderick J, EVP, Global Supply Chain, that happened on Sep 12 ’24 when 2510.0 shares were sold. Officer, RODERICK WEST completed a deal on Sep 12 ’24 to buy 2510.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director BRYANT WARREN F bought 1000.0 shares on Sep 10 ’24.

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