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After finishing at $112.69 in the prior trading day, Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) closed at $112.35, down -0.30%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.48 million shares were traded. DG stock price reached its highest trading level at $112.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $111.06.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of DG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 29.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.20 and its Current Ratio is at 1.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.01.
On June 04, 2025, Oppenheimer Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Perform but kept the price unchanged to $130.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on June 04, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $100 to $120.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 17 ’25 when TAYLOR EMILY C sold 1,969 shares for $113.00 per share. The transaction valued at 222,501 led to the insider holds 46,563 shares of the business.
EMILY TAYLOR & MICHAEL W TAYLO bought 1,969 shares of DG for $222,501 on Jun 17 ’25. On Jun 12 ’25, another insider, REARDON KATHLEEN A, who serves as the EVP & Chief People Officer of the company, sold 6,438 shares for $111.56 each. As a result, the insider received 718,229 and left with 41,646 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DG now has a Market Capitalization of 24724977664 and an Enterprise Value of 41339670528. As of this moment, Dollar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.005 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.952.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DG is 0.32, which has changed by -0.14621174 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12153554 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DG has reached a high of $135.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $66.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.31%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.80M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2876210 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 220.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 219.29M. Insiders hold about 0.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.21% stake in the company. Shares short for DG as of 1749772800 were 8407092 with a Short Ratio of 2.21, compared to 1747267200 on 9091074. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8407092 and a Short% of Float of 4.32.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, DG’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.36, compared to 2.36 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020942407The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.37.
