Hsbc Global Res Expects Stronger Earnings for Dollar General

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) – Investment analysts at Hsbc Global Res upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Dollar General in a research report issued on Monday, September 8th. Hsbc Global Res analyst D. Bretthauer now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $6.18 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.73. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share. Hsbc Global Res also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $7.73 EPS, FY2029 earnings at $8.52 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $9.27 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on DG. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $118.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $101.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $119.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Cfra Research upgraded shares of Dollar General to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Raymond James Financial boosted their price target on shares of Dollar General from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and fifteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $112.92.

Dollar General Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE DG opened at $105.29 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market cap of $23.18 billion, a PE ratio of 19.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.29. Dollar General has a one year low of $66.43 and a one year high of $117.95. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $110.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.15.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $10.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.68 billion. Dollar General had a net margin of 2.86% and a return on equity of 17.97%. Dollar General’s quarterly revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.70 earnings per share. Dollar General has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.800-6.300 EPS.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 7th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Dollar General’s payout ratio is currently 43.70%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Dollar General news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 1,969 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.00, for a total value of $222,497.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 46,563 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,261,619. This represents a 4.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DG. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. lifted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 66.7% in the first quarter. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 170.1% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

About Dollar General

Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine.