Dollar General Corporation $DG Shares Acquired by Mather Group LLC.

Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) by 295.4% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,314 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,970 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in Dollar General were worth $635,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its stake in Dollar General by 2,911.1% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 2,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $356,000 after acquiring an additional 2,882 shares in the last quarter. ABLE Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. ABLE Financial Group LLC now owns 5,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $600,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 11,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,411,000 after purchasing an additional 1,133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fluent Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,436,000. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dollar General Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of DG opened at $134.29 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $124.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $119.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 1.21. Dollar General Corporation has a 52-week low of $95.11 and a 52-week high of $158.23. The company has a market cap of $29.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.46, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.23.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.01 by $0.47. The company had revenue of $11.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.20 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.93% and a net margin of 3.90%. The business’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.800-8.000 EPS. Analysts predict that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 6th will be paid a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 6th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.69%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on DG. Telsey Advisory Group upped their target price on shares of Dollar General from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Dollar General from $148.00 to $151.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Dollar General from $116.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $143.00 price objective on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $137.96.

Dollar General Profile

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) operates a chain of discount retail stores focused on providing everyday goods at affordable prices. Its merchandise includes consumable products such as food, beverages, cleaning supplies, paper products, and personal-care items, along with seasonal goods, home products, basic apparel, and select health and beauty products. Many stores also offer tobacco products, prepaid wireless services, and other convenience-oriented items.

The company primarily serves rural and suburban communities in the United States through a network of small-format stores located across most U.S.