Dollar General Corp [DG] stock is trading at $83.66, up 2.44%. 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 5.87% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.89%, and 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 March 06, 2025, when Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also revised its price target to $85 from $88. Previously, Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to Hold on March 03, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $80. On December 06, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $95 on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and decreased its price target to $88 on December 06, 2024. Bernstein initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $98 as its price target on October 22, 2024. Citigroup downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on September 27, 2024, and downed its price target to $73. In a note dated August 30, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group downgraded an Market Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $168 to $103.
Dollar General Corp [DG] stock has fluctuated between $66.43 and $164.12 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $85.75 within the next 12 months. Dollar General Corp [NYSE: DG] shares were valued at $83.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.5% based on the average DG price forecast.
Analyzing the DG fundamentals
Dollar General Corp [NYSE:DG] reported sales of 40.61B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 4.52%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, 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 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.36.
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 81.40 points at the first support level, and at 79.14 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 85.03, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 86.40.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Dollar General Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.19. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.21, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.45, the price to book ratio is 2.48 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.36.
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.
