Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.60 compared to its previous closing price of 83.66. However, the company has seen a gain of 4.15% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-03-23 that Many investors frantically read the news last week: The S&P 500 officially entered correction territory, which is a drop of at least 10%. As of this writing, however, the correction is proving to be short-lived.
Is It Worth Investing in Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) Right Now?
Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.26x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for DG is 0.44. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 21 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DG is 219.31M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.84% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DG on March 25, 2025 was 3.76M shares.
DG’s Market Performance
DG stock saw an increase of 4.15% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 8.44% and a quarterly increase of 9.51%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.05%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.42% for Dollar General Corp (DG). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.28% for DG’s stock, with a -9.37% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DG stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for DG by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for DG in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $85 based on the research report published on March 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DG reach a price target of $80. The rating they have provided for DG stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on March 03rd, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to DG, setting the target price at $95 in the report published on December 06th of the previous year.
DG Trading at 11.13% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -49.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.05%, as shares surge +5.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.11% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DG rose by +4.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -38.18% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $78.24. In addition, Dollar General Corp saw 9.68% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DG starting from CALBERT MICHAEL M, who sale 6,000 shares at the price of $75.27 back on Dec 31 ’24. After this action, CALBERT MICHAEL M now owns 0 shares of Dollar General Corp, valued at $451,610 using the latest closing price.
CALBERT MICHAEL M, the Director of Dollar General Corp, proposed sale 6,000 shares at $75.19 during a trade that took place back on Dec 31 ’24, which means that CALBERT MICHAEL M is holding shares at $451,140 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dollar General Corp stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 15.89, with 3.47 for asset returns.
Based on Dollar General Corp (DG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.7 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.69 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.86. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Dollar General Corp (DG) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
