Dollar General (NYSE:DG) Price Target Cut to $110.00 by Analysts at Loop Capital

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) had its price target dropped by research analysts at Loop Capital from $145.00 to $110.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the stock. Loop Capital’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 4.31% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on DG. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $170.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Dollar General from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut their price target on shares of Dollar General from $111.00 to $90.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $163.00 price objective on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $165.00 price objective on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar General presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $141.12.

Dollar General Stock Performance

Shares of Dollar General stock opened at $105.46 on Friday. Dollar General has a 52 week low of $95.11 and a 52 week high of $158.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $118.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $128.36. The company has a market cap of $23.23 billion, a PE ratio of 15.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.28.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.36. The company had revenue of $10.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.78 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.66% and a net margin of 3.54%.Dollar General’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.87 earnings per share. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.35 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Dollar General will post 7.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dollar General

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd bought a new position in Dollar General during the fourth quarter valued at $363,299,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Dollar General by 416.4% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,525,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,759,000 after buying an additional 2,036,573 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dollar General by 24,882.5% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,694,315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,953,000 after buying an additional 1,687,533 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of Dollar General by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,270,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $832,513,000 after acquiring an additional 1,624,748 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Dollar General by 2,208.2% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,554,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,615,000 after acquiring an additional 1,487,554 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Dollar General

Here are the key news stories impacting Dollar General this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: HSBC lowered its EPS estimates for Dollar General across FY2028, FY2029, FY2030 and FY2031, while KeyCorp also trimmed its FY2027 forecast, signaling more conservative long-term expectations for earnings. Dollar General MarketBeat page
• Neutral Sentiment: Several recent articles continued to highlight Dollar General as a value-oriented retailer with a history of earnings surprises, which may help support investor interest, but those pieces were largely thematic rather than company-specific catalysts. Zacks article

Dollar General Company Profile

Dollar General Corporation is a U.S.-based variety and discount retailer operating a large network of small-format stores that serve primarily rural and suburban communities. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DG and is headquartered in the Nashville/Goodlettsville, Tennessee area. Founded in 1939, Dollar General has grown from a regional operation into one of the nation’s prominent low-price retailers focused on convenience and value.

Dollar General’s stores offer a wide assortment of everyday consumables and household goods, including food and beverage items, cleaning supplies, health and beauty products, paper goods, apparel basics, seasonal merchandise and small household items.