Islay Capital Management LLC Purchases 7,610 Shares of Dollar General Corporation $DG

Islay Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) by 15,220.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 7,660 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,610 shares during the quarter. Islay Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Dollar General were worth $1,017,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in Dollar General by 9.3% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 808 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. BOKF NA lifted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Strata Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Dollar General by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Strata Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Optimize Financial Inc grew its stake in Dollar General by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 5,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $737,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Tevis Investment Management increased its holdings 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 worth $1,721,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.77% of the company’s stock.

Dollar General Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:DG opened at $116.39 on Tuesday. Dollar General Corporation has a 12 month low of $95.11 and a 12 month high of $158.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $113.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $129.16. The firm has a market cap of $25.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.46, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.26.

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. Dollar General had a net margin of 3.63% and a return on equity of 18.65%. The business had revenue of $10.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.81 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.78 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. Dollar General has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.200-7.450 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Dollar General Corporation will post 7.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Dollar General Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 7th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 7th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Dollar General’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.38%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on DG shares. Evercore cut their price objective on Dollar General from $145.00 to $140.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Dollar General in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Telsey Advisory Group cut their price target on shares of Dollar General from $140.00 to $125.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Dollar General in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on shares of Dollar General from $170.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 29th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $131.27.

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.