Dollar General Corp [NYSE: DG] gained 2.73% on the last trading session, reaching $95.61 price per share at the time.
If compared to the average trading volume of 4.35M shares, DG reached a trading volume of 4632412 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Dollar General Corp [DG]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for DG shares is $88.54 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on DG stock is a recommendation set at 2.41. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Gordon Haskett have made an estimate for Dollar General Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Reduce, with their previous recommendation back on April 09, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 08, 2025, representing the official price target for Dollar General Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $101, while Citigroup analysts kept a Neutral rating on DG stock. On March 06, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for DG shares from 88 to 85.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Dollar General Corp is set at 3.53, with the Price to Sales ratio for DG stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.52. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.84, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 4.24. Price to Free Cash Flow for DG in the course of the last twelve months was 12.47 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.21.
Trading performance analysis for DG stock
Dollar General Corp [DG] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 7.38. With this latest performance, DG shares gained by 17.07% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 16.27% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -33.83% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for DG stock in for the last two-week period is set at 67.07, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 70.10, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 65.16 for Dollar General Corp [DG]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 81.59, while it was recorded at 91.36 for the last single week of trading, and 88.02 for the last 200 days.
Dollar General Corp [DG]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Dollar General Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.21 and a Current Ratio set at 1.19.
Dollar General Corp [DG]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for DG. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Dollar General Corp go to 5.55%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Dollar General Corp [DG]
There are presently around $95.98%, or 96.29%% of DG stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of DG stocks are: CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS with ownership of 25.22 million shares, which is approximately 11.4665%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 24.94 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$3.3 billion in DG stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$2.87 billion in DG stock with ownership which is approximately 9.8768%.
