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Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) closed the day trading at $76.00 up 0.97% from the previous closing price of $75.27. In other words, the price has increased by $0.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.39 million shares were traded. DG stock price reached its highest trading level at $76.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $75.135.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of DG, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.12.
On December 06, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $90 to $88.
On October 22, 2024, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $98.Bernstein initiated its Outperform rating on October 22, 2024, with a $98 target price.
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 Dec 13 ’24 when TAYLOR EMILY C sold 4,740 shares for $77.44 per share. The transaction valued at 367,061 led to the insider holds 15,575 shares of the business.
EMILY TAYLOR bought 4,740 shares of DG for $367,061 on Dec 13 ’24. On Dec 10 ’24, another insider, REARDON KATHLEEN A, who serves as the EVP & Chief People Officer of the company, sold 3,583 shares for $82.68 each. As a result, the insider received 296,241 and left with 14,132 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 16714376192 and an Enterprise Value of 34474561536. As of this moment, Dollar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.869 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.395.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, DG has reached a high of $168.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $72.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.82%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, DG traded about 4.17M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, DG traded about 4797170 shares per day. A total of 219.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 219.24M. Insiders hold about 0.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.68% stake in the company. Shares short for DG as of 1731628800 were 7211782 with a Short Ratio of 1.98, compared to 1728950400 on 6084424. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7211782 and a Short% of Float of 3.7100002.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.14.
