MGO One Seven LLC Purchases 4,479 Shares of Dollar General Corporation $DG

MGO One Seven LLC lifted its holdings in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) by 15.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 32,623 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,479 shares during the quarter. MGO One Seven LLC’s holdings in Dollar General were worth $4,331,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of DG. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 26,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,314,000 after buying an additional 1,185 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Dollar General by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $919,000 after buying an additional 1,148 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 18,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,634,000 after acquiring an additional 5,373 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Dollar General in the 2nd quarter valued at about $211,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in Dollar General in the second quarter worth about $209,000. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DG has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Friday, April 10th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Dollar General from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Dollar General from $160.00 to $150.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered Dollar General from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $127.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $145.00.

Dollar General Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of NYSE DG opened at $113.23 on Friday. Dollar General Corporation has a 1 year low of $86.25 and a 1 year high of $158.23. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $127.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $128.18. The company has a market cap of $24.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.53, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.22.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.36. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.66% and a net margin of 3.54%.The firm had revenue of $10.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.78 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.87 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.35 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 7th were given a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 7th. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio is 34.45%.

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.