Brokers Offer Predictions for Dollar General Q1 Earnings

Dollar General Co. (NYSE:DG) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Dollar General in a report issued on Thursday, March 13th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.49 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.70. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Dollar General’s current full-year earnings is $5.75 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Dollar General’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.63 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.30 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on DG. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Dollar General from $90.00 to $80.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective (down previously from $90.00) on shares of Dollar General in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Gordon Haskett downgraded Dollar General from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on Dollar General from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on Dollar General from $108.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.26.

Dollar General Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE:DG opened at $79.87 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.16, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a current ratio of 1.15. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.71. Dollar General has a 52-week low of $66.43 and a 52-week high of $164.12.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $10.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.26 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 3.33%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.83 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dollar General

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 74.2% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $921,000 after purchasing an additional 5,171 shares during the period. Probity Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Dollar General in the 4th quarter worth approximately $265,000. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 714.4% in the 4th quarter. Birmingham Capital Management Co. Inc. AL now owns 25,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,924,000 after purchasing an additional 22,255 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH boosted its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 390.9% in the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 12,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $942,000 after purchasing an additional 9,897 shares during the period. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in shares of Dollar General in the 4th quarter worth approximately $12,114,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Michael M. Calbert sold 6,000 shares of Dollar General stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at approximately $9,056,636.94. The trade was a 4.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.49% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be paid a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 8th. Dollar General’s payout ratio is 46.18%.

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.