A new trading day began on Friday, with Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) stock price up 0.11% from the previous day of trading, before settling in for the closing price of $104.19. DG’s price has ranged from $66.43 to $117.95 over the past 52 weeks.
During the last 5-year period, the sales drop of Consumer Defensive Sector giant was -5.08%. Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged 4.12%. With a float of $219.22 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $220.11 million.
Dollar General Corp (DG) Insider Activity
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Discount Stores Industry. The insider ownership of Dollar General Corp is 0.40%, while institutional ownership is 96.84%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Oct 10 ’25, was worth 564,828. Before that another transaction happened on Jun 17 ’25, when Company’s EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc sold 1,969 for $113.00, making the entire transaction worth $222,501. This insider now owns 46,563 shares in total.
Dollar General Corp (DG) Earnings and Forecasts
In its latest quarterly report, released on 10/31/2024, the company reported earnings of 0.89 per share, which was $0.1 lower than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months). Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.57 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 4.12% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.33% during the next five years compared to -5.08% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are Dollar General Corp’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 0.27. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.55. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 12.41.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.41, a number that is poised to hit 0.94 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 6.71 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Dollar General Corp (DG)
Looking closely at Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG), its last 5-days average volume was 3.0 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 3.57 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 90.81%.
During the past 100 days, Dollar General Corp’s (DG) raw stochastic average was set at 40.24%, which indicates a significant decrease from 90.63% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 2.64 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 2.59 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $102.47, while its 200-day Moving Average is $98.48. However, in the short run, Dollar General Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $105.25. Second resistance stands at $106.20. The third major resistance level sits at $107.15. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $103.35, it is likely to go to the next support level at $102.40. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $101.45.
Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) Key Stats
With a market capitalization of 22.96 billion, the company has a total of 220,106K Shares Outstanding. Currently, annual sales are 40,612 M while annual income is 1,125 M. The company’s previous quarter sales were 10,728 M while its latest quarter income was 411,430 K.
