At the time of writing, Dollar General Corp [DG] stock is trading at $72.61, down -0.29%. 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 0.64% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.27%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Dollar General Corp [NYSE: DG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 06, 2024, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $95 for it. Previously, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed its Market Perform rating on December 06, 2024, and dropped its price target to $88. On October 22, 2024, Bernstein initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $98 on the stock. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Sell and decreased its price target to $73 on September 27, 2024. Telsey Advisory Group downgraded its rating to a Market Perform and reduced its price target to $103 on August 30, 2024. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on August 30, 2024, and downed its price target to $100. In a note dated August 30, 2024, Gordon Haskett downgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $90.
For the past year, the stock price of Dollar General Corp fluctuated between $66.43 and $168.07. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $105.91 within the next 12 months. Dollar General Corp [NYSE: DG] shares were valued at $72.61 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 45.86% based on the average DG price forecast.
Analyzing the DG fundamentals
According to Dollar General Corp [NYSE:DG], the company’s sales were 40.17B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.05% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.39.
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 71.99 points at the first support level, and at 71.36 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 73.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 74.37.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Dollar General Corp [NYSE:DG] has a current ratio of 1.15. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.15, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.40, the price to book ratio is 2.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.96.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved CALBERT MICHAEL M, Director, that happened on Dec 31 ’24 when 6000.0 shares were sold. Director, CALBERT MICHAEL M completed a deal on Dec 31 ’24 to buy 6000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc TAYLOR EMILY C sold 4740.0 shares on Dec 13 ’24.
