Dollar General Corporation $DG Stock Position Raised by Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P.

Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. boosted its position in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 103,463 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,213 shares during the quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P.’s holdings in Dollar General were worth $12,372,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of DG. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Dollar General by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,868,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,546,000 after purchasing an additional 167,546 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Dollar General by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,800,145 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,443,000 after acquiring an additional 75,323 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of Dollar General by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,723,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,362,000 after acquiring an additional 20,366 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Dollar General by 2,208.2% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,554,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,615,000 after purchasing an additional 1,487,554 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Dollar General in the second quarter valued at about $162,412,000. 91.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on DG shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Dollar General from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Argus raised their target price on shares of Dollar General from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. HSBC upgraded shares of Dollar General from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $125.00 to $160.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $148.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Dollar General from $116.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Twelve 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $137.96.

Dollar General Price Performance

Dollar General stock opened at $133.77 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 1.21. Dollar General Corporation has a 52 week low of $95.11 and a 52 week high of $158.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.23. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $124.40 and a 200-day moving average of $119.07.

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

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 6th will be paid a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 6th. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.69%.

Dollar General Profile

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) operates a chain of discount retail stores focused on providing everyday goods at affordable prices. Its merchandise includes consumable products such as food, beverages, cleaning supplies, paper products, and personal-care items, along with seasonal goods, home products, basic apparel, and select health and beauty products. Many stores also offer tobacco products, prepaid wireless services, and other convenience-oriented items.

The company primarily serves rural and suburban communities in the United States through a network of small-format stores located across most U.S.