Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. Buys Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) Shares

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-California) recently bought shares of Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG). In a filing disclosed on March 06th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Dollar General stock on February 26th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “150 MAIN STREET TRUST > BANK OF AMERICA” account.

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) on 3/3/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Hillman Solutions (NASDAQ:HLMN) on 3/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Ford Motor (NYSE:F) on 2/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) on 2/26/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) on 2/26/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 2/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of General Motors (NYSE:GM) on 2/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) on 2/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) on 2/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Danaher (NYSE:DHR) on 2/26/2025.

Dollar General Stock Up 7.4 %

NYSE DG traded up $5.63 during trading on Friday, hitting $81.87. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,378,134 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,526,228. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.15. The company has a market cap of $18.01 billion, a PE ratio of 13.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.92. Dollar General Co. has a fifty-two week low of $66.43 and a fifty-two week high of $168.07.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $10.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.14 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.26 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Dollar General Co. will post 5.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Probity Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Dollar General during the fourth quarter valued at about $265,000. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL boosted its position in shares of Dollar General by 714.4% in the fourth quarter. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL now owns 25,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,924,000 after buying an additional 22,255 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH boosted its position in shares of Dollar General by 390.9% in the fourth quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 12,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $942,000 after buying an additional 9,897 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of Dollar General in the fourth quarter worth about $12,114,000. Finally, Employees Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in shares of Dollar General by 61.9% in the fourth quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas now owns 71,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,389,000 after buying an additional 27,170 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on DG. HSBC cut their price objective on Dollar General from $100.00 to $88.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 15th. UBS Group cut their price target on Dollar General from $108.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Bernstein Bank dropped their price objective on Dollar General from $98.00 to $94.00 in a report on Friday, November 15th. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their target price on Dollar General from $88.00 to $85.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Dollar General from $94.00 to $83.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Dollar General has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $95.09.

Insider Transactions at Dollar General

In related news, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total value of $451,620.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 120,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,056,636.94. This represents a 4.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Emily C. Taylor sold 4,740 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.44, for a total value of $367,065.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 15,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,206,128. This represents a 23.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Cisneros

Gil Cisneros (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California’s 31st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Cisneros (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California’s 31st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gil Cisneros served in the U.S. Navy as a supply officer from 1994 to 2004. Cisneros earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from George Washington University in 1994, a master’s in business administration from Regis University in 2002, and a master’s degree in urban education policy from Brown University in 2015. His career experience includes working as a logistics manager for Frito-Lay. In 2010, Cisneros won the lottery and became involved in activism and philanthropy, founding a scholarship program for local high school students. In 2021, President Joe Biden (D) appointed Cisneros as under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

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.