The stock of Dollar General Corp (DG) has seen a 1.76% increase in the past week, with a 18.56% gain in the past month, and a 31.13% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.60% for DG. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.05% for DG stock, with a simple moving average of 35.90% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) is above average at 21.99x. The 36-month beta value for DG is also noteworthy at 0.31. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 19 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DG is 219.29M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.83% of that float. The average trading volume of DG on July 02, 2025 was 4.27M shares.
DG) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) has surged by 0.80 when compared to previous closing price of 114.38, but the company has seen a 1.76% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-07-01 that Shares of Dollar General (DG 0.72%) were among the winners last month as the discount retailer soared on better-than-expected results in its first-quarter earnings report and benefited from an upward trend in the stock market over the rest of the month.
Analysts’ Opinion of DG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DG stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for DG by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for DG in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $116 based on the research report published on June 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DG reach a price target of $130. The rating they have provided for DG stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on June 04th, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to DG, setting the target price at $120 in the report published on June 04th of the current year.
DG Trading at 13.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.88% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DG starting from TAYLOR EMILY C, who sale 1,969 shares at the price of $113.00 back on Jun 17 ’25. After this action, TAYLOR EMILY C now owns 46,563 shares of Dollar General Corp, valued at $222,501 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dollar General Corp stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 15.69, with 3.72 for asset returns.
Based on Dollar General Corp (DG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.69 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.54.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.69 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.23.
Conclusion
In summary, Dollar General Corp (DG) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
