Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich Buys Shares of 68,740 Dollar General Corporation $DG

Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich purchased a new position in shares of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 68,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,104,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 116.0% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,714,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $310,538,000 after buying an additional 1,458,093 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the 2nd quarter valued at about $154,371,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in Dollar General by 15,369.9% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,219,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,450,000 after purchasing an additional 1,211,298 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 10,936.5% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,204,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,736,000 after buying an additional 1,193,282 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its position in Dollar General by 845.0% during the 2nd quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 1,178,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,766,000 after acquiring an additional 1,053,555 shares during the period. 91.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on DG. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Dollar General from $135.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Dollar General from $112.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $130.00 price target (up from $123.00) on shares of Dollar General in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Dollar General in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Dollar General from $127.00 to $151.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $145.93.

Key Dollar General News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Street expects an earnings beat: analysts and previews point to the right mix of traffic, promotions and cost control that could produce an upside to consensus when Dollar General reports. Dollar General (DG) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Can the Stock Move Higher?
• Neutral Sentiment: Event risk — DG has its fiscal Q4 / full‑year release scheduled for March 12, creating a common pre‑earnings positioning window that can increase volatility. Dollar General (DG) to Release Earnings on Thursday
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst picture: QuiverQuant shows a wide range of targets (median ≈ $143) — several high targets exist alongside lower ones, signaling divergent Street expectations rather than consensus momentum. That mixed view can keep price action sensitive to the print and guidance. Dollar General slides 4.5% as traders de-risk ahead of earnings and technicals cool off
• Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler raised its price target to $132 but kept a “neutral” rating — that target sits below the current share price, implying downside in that shop’s view despite the raise. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Evercore trimmed its price target to $144, signaling more muted upside from that analyst and adding to headline risk ahead of the report. Evercore Cuts Dollar General (NYSE:DG) Price Target to $144.00
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term technical/profit‑taking and notable insider/institutional selling have weighed on the stock in recent sessions — items investors often treat as cautionary ahead of earnings. Dollar General slides 4.5% as traders de-risk ahead of earnings and technicals cool off

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Carman R. Wenkoff sold 19,166 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.01, for a total value of $2,530,103.66. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 43,179 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,700,059.79. This represents a 30.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Anita C. Elliott sold 2,516 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.52, for a total value of $333,420.32. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 29,344 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,888,666.88. The trade was a 7.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 58,673 shares of company stock worth $7,713,389. 0.56% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Dollar General Stock Performance

Shares of DG opened at $146.05 on Friday. Dollar General Corporation has a 1 year low of $74.67 and a 1 year high of $158.23. The company has a market cap of $32.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.23. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $147.14 and a 200-day moving average of $122.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a current ratio of 1.17.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.33. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.03% and a return on equity of 18.59%. The company had revenue of $10.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.60 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. Dollar General’s revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Dollar General Corporation will post 5.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar General 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.