Hantz Financial Services Inc. Sells 25,019 Shares of Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG)

Hantz Financial Services Inc. lowered its position in Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) by 98.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 410 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,019 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Dollar General were worth $35,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 278.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 64,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,086,000 after purchasing an additional 47,534 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC grew its stake in Dollar General by 41.2% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 16,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,526,000 after acquiring an additional 4,724 shares in the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV increased its position in shares of Dollar General by 81.3% during the second quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 1,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares during the period. DNB Asset Management AS raised its stake in shares of Dollar General by 4.4% during the second quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 36,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,763,000 after acquiring an additional 1,513 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of Dollar General stock opened at $77.75 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $80.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $105.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.07, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.45. Dollar General Co. has a 12-month low of $72.12 and a 12-month high of $168.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Dollar General news, EVP Steven R. Deckard sold 2,010 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.66, for a total value of $174,186.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 2,887 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $250,187.42. The trade was a 41.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Roderick J. West sold 2,510 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.25, for a total transaction of $208,957.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 9,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $762,819.75. This represents a 21.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.49% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on DG. Gordon Haskett upgraded Dollar General from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Daiwa America downgraded Dollar General from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Melius Research started coverage on shares of Dollar General in a report on Monday, September 23rd. They set a “hold” rating and a $85.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Dollar General from $97.00 to $82.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $90.00 to $80.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dollar General presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.41.

Dollar General Company Profile

Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. It offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, disinfectants, and laundry products; packaged food comprising cereals, pasta, canned soups, fruits and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine.