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After finishing at $90.31 in the prior trading day, Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) closed at $88.43, down -2.08%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.83 million shares were traded. DG stock price reached its highest trading level at $90.4632 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $88.31.
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 20.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.21 and its Current Ratio is at 1.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.09.
On April 08, 2025, Melius Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $110.
Citigroup Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on April 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $101.
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 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:
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 19449913344 and an Enterprise Value of 35980730368. As of this moment, Dollar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.40. 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 0.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.886 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.354.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DG is 0.27, which has changed by -0.38798535 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DG has reached a high of $150.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $66.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.19%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.38M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6836400 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 219.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 219.07M. Insiders hold about 0.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.02% stake in the company. Shares short for DG as of 1743379200 were 10845664 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1740700800 on 10606142. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10845664 and a Short% of Float of 5.58.
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 0.026132211The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.29.
