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The price of Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) closed at $94.41 in the last session, up 4.67% from day before closing price of $90.20. In other words, the price has increased by $4.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.23 million shares were traded. DG stock price reached its highest trading level at $95.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $88.3.
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 22.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.31. 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.
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 this company, Telsey Advisory Group on March 06, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $85 from $88 previously.
On March 03, 2025, Deutsche Bank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $80.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Buy on December 06, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $95.
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 Dec 31 ’24 when CALBERT MICHAEL M sold 6,000 shares for $75.27 per share. The transaction valued at 451,610 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
CALBERT MICHAEL M bought 6,000 shares of DG for $451,140 on Dec 31 ’24. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, TAYLOR EMILY C, who serves as the EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc of the company, sold 4,740 shares for $77.44 each. As a result, the insider received 367,061 and left with 15,575 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 20765198336 and an Enterprise Value of 37296013312. As of this moment, Dollar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.918 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.806.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DG is 0.29, which has changed by -0.40827328 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DG has reached a high of $164.12, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $66.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 21.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.70%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, DG traded on average about 3.92M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5476580 shares per day over the past 10 days. 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 94.80% stake in the company. Shares short for DG as of 1741910400 were 11535418 with a Short Ratio of 2.94, compared to 1739491200 on 11038888. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11535418 and a Short% of Float of 5.9299998.
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 0.02616408The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.29.
