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The price of Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) closed at $84.26 in the last session, down -0.86% from day before closing price of $84.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.87 million shares were traded. DG stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $83.795.
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 15.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.97. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.22. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.21.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Telsey Advisory Group on August 30, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Market Perform and sets its target price to $103 from $168 previously.
On August 30, 2024, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $170 to $100.
Gordon Haskett Downgraded its Buy to Hold on August 30, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $90.
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 Sep 18 ’24 when Deckard Steven R sold 2,010 shares for $86.66 per share. The transaction valued at 174,195 led to the insider holds 2,887 shares of the business.
STEVEN DECKARD bought 2,010 shares of DG for $174,195 on Sep 18 ’24. On Sep 12 ’24, another insider, West Roderick J, who serves as the EVP, Global Supply Chain of the company, sold 2,510 shares for $83.25 each. As a result, the insider received 208,960 and left with 9,163 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 18530039808 and an Enterprise Value of 35521355776. As of this moment, Dollar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.895 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.741.
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 $77.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.75%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, DG traded on average about 4.11M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4078880 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 219.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 219.24M. Insiders hold about 0.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.46% stake in the company. Shares short for DG as of 1724976000 were 8216670 with a Short Ratio of 1.76, compared to 1722384000 on 6917000. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8216670 and a Short% of Float of 4.2299999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for DG is 2.36, which was 2.36 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027767973The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.03.
