Dollar General Corporation $DG Shares Sold by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd cut its holdings in shares of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) by 69.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,474 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,704 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Dollar General were worth $745,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 4,550.0% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac acquired a new stake in shares of Dollar General during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Dollar General by 69.3% in the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 193 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Evergreen Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Dollar General in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in Dollar General in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. 91.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Dollar General in a report on Friday, August 28th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Dollar General from $132.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Dollar General from $148.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $143.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Dollar General from $109.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Dollar General presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $135.46.

Dollar General Price Performance

DG opened at $129.20 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $28.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.23. Dollar General Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $95.11 and a fifty-two week high of $158.23. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $124.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $121.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.01 by $0.47. The company had revenue of $11.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.20 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.93% and a net margin of 3.90%.Dollar General’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.800-8.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 6th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 6th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.69%.

Dollar General Profile

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is a discount retailer that operates stores offering everyday essentials at low prices. Its merchandise assortment includes consumable products such as food, snacks, cleaning supplies, paper products, and personal-care items, along with seasonal goods, basic home products, apparel, and select health and beauty products.

The company serves primarily rural and suburban communities, with stores located throughout the United States. Dollar General also operates related retail formats, including DG Market, DGX, and pOpshelf, which offer assortments tailored to different shopping needs and locations.