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In the latest session, Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) closed at $143.16 up 0.30% from its previous closing price of $142.73. In other words, the price has increased by $0.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.32 million shares were traded. DG stock price reached its highest trading level at $143.485 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $140.625.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Dollar General Corp.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 58.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 45.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.36.
On March 12, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $120 to $158.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on March 11, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $135 to $155.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 11 ’24 when Santana Ralph sold 3,009 shares for $155.72 per share. The transaction valued at 468,567 led to the insider holds 3,248 shares of the business.
Wenkoff Carman R sold 5,909 shares of DG for $958,616 on Apr 04 ’24. The EVP & Chief Information Ofc now owns 28,579 shares after completing the transaction at $162.23 per share. On Dec 15 ’23, another insider, BRYANT WARREN F, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 850 shares for $130.18 each. As a result, the insider paid 110,653 and bolstered with 425 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 31448102912 and an Enterprise Value of 49001627648. As of this moment, Dollar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.266 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.841.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, DG has reached a high of $222.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $101.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.76%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DG has traded an average of 2.33M shares per day and 1825270 over the past ten days. A total of 219.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 218.95M. Insiders hold about 0.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.20% stake in the company. Shares short for DG as of 1711584000 were 6316193 with a Short Ratio of 2.71, compared to 1709164800 on 4846709. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6316193 and a Short% of Float of 3.25.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DG is 2.36, from 2.36 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016534716The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.94.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 21.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.57 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.66 and a low estimate of $1.53, while EPS last year was $2.34. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.95, with high estimates of $2.26 and low estimates of $1.64.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.55 and $7.04 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.25. EPS for the following year is $8.26, with 30.0 analysts recommending between $8.86 and $7.76.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $10.41B. There is a high estimate of $10.47B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $10.33B.
A total of 28 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $41.26B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $40.45B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $41.02B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $38.69BBased on 28 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $43.43B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $44.13B and the low estimate is $42.77B.
