Dollar General (NYSE:DG) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 6.300-6.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 6.150. The company issued revenue guidance of $42.5 billion-$42.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $42.5 billion.

Dollar General Stock Up 13.7%

Shares of NYSE:DG opened at $124.95 on Friday. Dollar General has a 52-week low of $66.43 and a 52-week high of $125.44. The company has a market capitalization of $27.50 billion, a PE ratio of 23.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.27. 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $103.07 and a 200-day moving average of $107.20.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $10.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.60 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 17.97% and a net margin of 2.86%.Dollar General’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.89 EPS. Dollar General has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.300-6.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Dollar General will post 5.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 6th. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.70%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on DG. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $128.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Dollar General from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Dollar General from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $123.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar General has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $117.82.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in Dollar General by 48.8% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 22,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,339,000 after purchasing an additional 7,422 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Dollar General by 3.0% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $868,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of Dollar General during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $9,719,000. Harvest Investment Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $219,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Dollar General by 15.1% in the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,267,000 after acquiring an additional 1,606 shares in the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dollar General Company Profile

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.