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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Discount Stores industry segment, falling under the Consumer Defensive sector. The current market capitalization of Dollar General Corp is $18.39B. A total of 6.92 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.30M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Deckard Steven R sold 2,010 shares of DG for 86.66 per share on Sep 18 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Store Ops & Development now owns 2,887 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 18 ’24, STEVEN DECKARD bought 2,010 shares at 86.66 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, West Roderick J disposed of 2,510 shares on Sep 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $83.25. This resulted in the EVP, Global Supply Chain holding 9,163 shares of DG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, RODERICK WEST bought 2,510 shares at $83.25 per share on Sep 12 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Dollar General Corp pays an annual dividend of $2.36, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.89%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.44. DG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1/7/2025 when it declared a $0.59 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/21/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/22/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 10/8/2024. The DG stock dividend was $0.59 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DG has a high of $168.07 and a low of $72.12.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. DG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $344.83M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $14.25B in debt and $5.98B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $33.39, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.26B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for DG is Buy with a score of 3.68.
