Dollar General FY2025 EPS Decreased by Telsey Advisory Group

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Dollar General in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, December 6th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $5.85 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.89. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $90.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.77 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.85 EPS.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $10.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.14 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. Dollar General’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Dollar General from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Dollar General from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. HSBC cut their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $100.00 to $88.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $97.00 to $95.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $97.00 to $82.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.27.

Dollar General Price Performance

Shares of DG opened at $82.40 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $18.12 billion, a PE ratio of 13.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $102.92. Dollar General has a 1-year low of $72.12 and a 1-year high of $168.07.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 7th. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.88%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dollar General

In other Dollar General news, EVP Steven R. Deckard sold 2,010 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.66, for a total transaction of $174,186.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 2,887 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $250,187.42. This represents a 41.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Roderick J. West sold 2,510 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.25, for a total transaction of $208,957.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 9,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $762,819.75. This trade represents a 21.50 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Dollar General

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 3rd quarter valued at about $263,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Dollar General by 17.6% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 69,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,517,000 after buying an additional 10,333 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Dollar General by 25.4% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 17,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,464,000 after buying an additional 3,504 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Dollar General by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 17,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,473,000 after buying an additional 1,333 shares in the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.