Rep. Dan Newhouse Sells Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) Shares

Representative Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) recently sold shares of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG). In a filing disclosed on January 15th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Dollar General stock on December 11th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “EDWARD JONES IRA” account.

Representative Dan Newhouse also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) on 12/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Blackstone (NYSE:BX) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Textron (NYSE:TXT) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Magna International (NYSE:MGA) on 12/11/2025.

Dollar General Stock Performance

Shares of DG opened at $148.76 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.75 billion, a PE ratio of 25.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.24. Dollar General Corporation has a one year low of $68.10 and a one year high of $154.75. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $125.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $113.56.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.33. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.59% and a net margin of 3.03%.The company had revenue of $10.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.60 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Dollar General has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.300-6.500 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Dollar General Corporation will post 5.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 6th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 6th. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.76%.

Insider Activity

In other Dollar General news, EVP Rhonda Taylor sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.89, for a total transaction of $1,011,675.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 73,492 shares in the company, valued at $9,913,335.88. This trade represents a 9.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Anita C. Elliott sold 2,516 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.52, for a total value of $333,420.32. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 29,344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,888,666.88. This represents a 7.90% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 58,673 shares of company stock valued at $7,713,389. 0.56% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on DG shares. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $135.00 price objective on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Dollar General from $138.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $141.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Dollar General from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 6th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Dollar General from $127.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and fifteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Dollar General currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $140.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Dollar General during the second quarter valued at approximately $101,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Dollar General by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,817,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,067,403,000 after purchasing an additional 384,447 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of Dollar General by 483.1% during the 2nd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 30,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,503,000 after purchasing an additional 25,377 shares in the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 155,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,760,000 after buying an additional 2,511 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Dollar General by 228.3% in the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 34,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,963,000 after buying an additional 24,094 shares in the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Representative Newhouse

Dan Newhouse (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Washington’s 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Newhouse (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Washington’s 4th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Click here to see Newhouse’s key votes in Congress.

Newhouse served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives representing District 15-Position 2 from 2003 through 2009 and as Washington Director of Agriculture from 2009 to 2013.

Newhouse was first elected to the state House in 2002 and served until he was named state Director of Agriculture in 2009. He was first appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire on February 18, 2009.

About Dollar General

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.