Dollar General FY2026 EPS Increased by Telsey Advisory Group

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group raised their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, June 3rd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the company will earn $5.80 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.63. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June 3rd. The company reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.32. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.33% and a return on equity of 18.85%. The business had revenue of $10.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.65 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of Dollar General from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $96.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $93.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Raymond James lifted their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Dollar General from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar General currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $109.04.

Dollar General Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:DG opened at $113.47 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.15. The company has a market capitalization of $24.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.26. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $94.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.54. Dollar General has a fifty-two week low of $66.43 and a fifty-two week high of $135.46.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar General

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Dollar General by 4.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,433,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,324,271,000 after acquiring an additional 1,201,917 shares during the period. Pzena Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 8.5% in the 1st quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 12,770,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,122,914,000 after purchasing an additional 1,003,206 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,361,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,425,000 after purchasing an additional 118,204 shares during the period. First Eagle Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 4th quarter worth approximately $399,433,000. Finally, ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC raised its position in Dollar General by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 4,197,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $369,081,000 after purchasing an additional 155,966 shares in the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 809 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.72, for a total value of $76,628.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 48,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,596,951.04. This represents a 1.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 8th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.08%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio is 46.18%.

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.