Dollar General Corporation $DG Shares Bought by TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its position in shares of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) by 314.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,145 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,421 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Dollar General were worth $854,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Dollar General during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. increased its position in Dollar General by 4.2% during the third quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. now owns 103,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,372,000 after buying an additional 4,213 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its stake in Dollar General by 3.2% in the third quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 7,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $838,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Dollar General by 310.2% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 32,387 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,873,000 after buying an additional 24,492 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its stake in Dollar General by 140.0% in the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 84,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,046,000 after buying an additional 49,008 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Stock Performance

NYSE DG opened at $138.88 on Friday. 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 Corporation has a 52-week low of $95.11 and a 52-week high of $158.23. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $125.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $119.63. The firm has a market cap of $30.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.23.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported $2.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.01 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $11.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.20 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.93% and a net margin of 3.90%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.800-8.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 6th were paid a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 6th. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.69%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup increased their price objective on Dollar General from $116.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $150.00 target price on shares of Dollar General in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $118.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $148.00 to $151.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $137.96.

Dollar General Profile

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

The company primarily serves communities across the United States through a large network of neighborhood-focused stores, including locations in rural and suburban markets.