On Friday, Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) opened lower -1.25% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $81.40. Price fluctuations for DG have ranged from $77.96 to $168.07 over the past 52 weeks.
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Annual sales at Consumer Defensive sector company grew by 8.83% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -22.68% at the time writing. With a float of $219.24 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $219.66 million.
Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 185800 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 27.92%, operating margin of 5.32%, and the pretax margin is 4.56%.
Dollar General Corp. (DG) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Discount Stores industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Dollar General Corp. is 0.31%, while institutional ownership is 93.81%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 18 ’24, was worth 174,195. In this transaction EVP, Store Ops & Development of this company sold 2,010 shares at a rate of $86.66, taking the stock ownership to the 2,887 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 18 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 2,010 for $86.66, making the entire transaction worth $174,195.
Dollar General Corp. (DG) Latest Financial update
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -22.68% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -1.24% during the next five years compared to 4.82% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Dollar General Corp. (DG). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.24. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.45. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 10.46.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.44, a number that is poised to hit 0.94 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 6.25 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Dollar General Corp. (DG)
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) saw its 5-day average volume 3.32 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 3.14 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 38.29%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.14.
During the past 100 days, Dollar General Corp.’s (DG) raw stochastic average was set at 4.20%, which indicates a significant decrease from 18.32% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 19.59% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 66.28% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $90.39, while its 200-day Moving Average is $125.48. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $81.97 in the near term. At $83.57, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $84.46. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $79.48, it is likely to go to the next support level at $78.59. The third support level lies at $76.99 if the price breaches the second support level.
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) Key Stats
There are currently 219,895K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 17.68 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 38,692 M according to its annual income of 1,661 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 10,210 M and its income totaled 374,190 K.
