SG Americas Securities LLC Has $184.62 Million Position in Dollar General Corporation $DG

SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) by 2,208.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,554,918 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,487,554 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned approximately 0.71% of Dollar General worth $184,615,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Dollar General by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,309,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,625,822,000 after purchasing an additional 412,542 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Dollar General by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,017,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,462,727,000 after buying an additional 53,624 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of Dollar General by 35.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,270,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $832,513,000 after buying an additional 1,624,748 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Dollar General by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,707,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $754,857,000 after buying an additional 42,936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Dollar General by 47.9% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,734,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $495,830,000 after buying an additional 1,208,892 shares in the last quarter. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Dollar General Price Performance

DG stock opened at $113.41 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $25.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 1.17. Dollar General Corporation has a 52-week low of $95.11 and a 52-week high of $158.23. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $112.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $129.25.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 2nd. The company reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $10.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.81 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.65% and a net margin of 3.63%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.78 EPS. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.200-7.450 EPS. Research analysts expect that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 7th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio is 33.38%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. BNP Paribas Exane cut their price target on Dollar General from $144.00 to $113.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Dollar General from $110.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Dollar General from $150.00 to $132.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Dollar General in a report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, HSBC reduced their price target on shares of Dollar General from $141.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $131.27.

Dollar General Company Profile

Dollar General Corporation is a U.S.-based variety and discount retailer operating a large network of small-format stores that serve primarily rural and suburban communities. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DG and is headquartered in the Nashville/Goodlettsville, Tennessee area. Founded in 1939, Dollar General has grown from a regional operation into one of the nation’s prominent low-price retailers focused on convenience and value.

Dollar General’s stores offer a wide assortment of everyday consumables and household goods, including food and beverage items, cleaning supplies, health and beauty products, paper goods, apparel basics, seasonal merchandise and small household items.