Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Reduces Holdings in Dollar General Corporation $DG

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR decreased its position in shares of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) by 79.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,378 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,890 shares during the quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR’s holdings in Dollar General were worth $714,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BOKF NA boosted its position in Dollar General by 15.2% during the fourth quarter. BOKF NA now owns 554 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Tevis Investment Management raised its position in shares of Dollar General by 0.5% in the third quarter. Tevis Investment Management now owns 16,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,721,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 4,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $614,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dollar General by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 2,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $322,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hixon Zuercher LLC boosted its holdings in Dollar General by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Hixon Zuercher LLC now owns 15,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,076,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on DG shares. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on shares of Dollar General from $150.00 to $146.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $170.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Dollar General from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 4th. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Dollar General from $145.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $165.00 price target on shares of Dollar General in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $145.00.

Dollar General Price Performance

Dollar General stock opened at $113.23 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $24.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.53, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $127.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $128.18. Dollar General Corporation has a 52 week low of $86.25 and a 52 week high of $158.23.

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $10.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.78 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 18.66% and a net margin of 3.54%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.87 EPS. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.35 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Dollar General Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 7th were given a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 7th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.45%.

Dollar General 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.