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The price of Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) closed at $113.84 in the last session, up 1.85% from day before closing price of $111.77. In other words, the price has increased by $1.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.53 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at DG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 29.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.04. 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.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 04 ’25 when TAYLOR EMILY C sold 809 shares for $94.72 per share. The transaction valued at 76,627 led to the insider holds 48,532 shares of the business.
EMILY TAYLOR &MICHAEL W TAYLOR bought 809 shares of DG for $76,627 on Apr 04 ’25. On Dec 31 ’24, another insider, CALBERT MICHAEL M, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $75.27 each. As a result, the insider received 451,610 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Dollar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.25.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, DG has reached a high of $135.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $66.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 21.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 35.75%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 220.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 219.29M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.37% stake in the company.
