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In the latest session, Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) closed at $92.46 down -1.18% from its previous closing price of $93.56. In other words, the price has decreased by $-1.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.05 million shares were traded. DG stock price reached its highest trading level at $93.72 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $91.35.
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 21.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.06. 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:
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 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 20336300032 and an Enterprise Value of 36867117056. As of this moment, Dollar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.908 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.658.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DG is 0.27, which has changed by -0.33572817 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.097913146 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DG has reached a high of $147.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $66.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.05%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DG has traded an average of 4.34M shares per day and 3554510 over the past ten days. A total of 219.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 219.16M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.10% stake in the company. Shares short for DG as of 1744675200 were 8868572 with a Short Ratio of 2.04, compared to 1741910400 on 11535418. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8868572 and a Short% of Float of 4.5600000000000005.
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 0.025224455The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.29.
