Dollar General Corp. (DG) Analysts See $0.99 EPS

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25 May, 2017

Dollar Gen Corp New now has $18.84B valuation. The stock decreased 2.40% or $1.74 during the last trading session, reaching $70.71. These shares are worth $492,992 and were traded at $77.32 each. (NYSE:DG) for 4,430 shares. It has underperformed by 28.96% the S&P500. (NYSE:DG) has "Buy" rating given on Friday, June 3 by Citigroup. Dollar General Corp. had 61 analyst reports since August 13, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Friday, May 27, the company rating was maintained by Credit Suisse. Finally, Gordon Haskett assumed coverage on Dollar General Corp.in a research report on Tuesday, May 9th. (NYSE:DG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 16th. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Friday, August 28 with "Outperform". The company was downgraded on Friday, January 13 by Bank of America. The firm has "Buy" rating by Bank of America given on Thursday, October 29. It also reduced Anthem Inc (NYSE:ANTM) stake by 56,881 shares and now owns 131,723 shares. Coca Cola Co. (NYSE:KO) was reduced too.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.7 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.15, from 0.85 in 2016Q3. Out of the 15 covering Wall Street analysts providing share ratings for Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG), 6 have rated the stock as a Strong Buy while 2 analysts have the stock listed as a Buy. 84 funds opened positions while 154 raised stakes. Compared to the same quarter past year, the company reported earnings per share of $1.03. Naples Glob Advisors Ltd owns 0.13% invested in Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) by 0.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The author does not have any position in the stock mentioned and in no way is recommending to Buy or Sell Dollar General Corporation.

A number of research analysts recently commented on DG shares. Prudential reported 356,133 shares. Kanaly stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Dollar General Corp. Bp Public Ltd reported 0.09% of its portfolio in Dollar General Corp. Diamond Hill Mngmt Inc stated it has 0.45% of its portfolio in Dollar General Corp. Amf Pensionsforsakring owns 259,574 shares for 0.22% of their portfolio. Fiduciary Mgmt Inc Wi holds 3.66% in Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) to report earnings on May, 25.

Now the P/E of Dollar General Corporation stands at 15.81. (NYSE:DG). 1832 Asset Management L P has invested 0.43% in Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) for 8,932 shares.

Coho Partners Ltd increased Dollar General (DG) stake by 28.18% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing.

Dollar General Corp. has a 12 month low of $66.50 and a 12 month high of $96.88. The legal version of this piece of content can be read at https://www.thecerbatgem.com/2017/05/25/geneva-advisors-llc-has-3-475-million-position-in-dollar-general-corp-dg-updated-updated.html. 11 analysts have a Hold rating on the stock, and 0 are giving a Sell recommendation. Therefore 41% are positive. Dollar General Corp.'s revenue was up 13.7% compared to the same quarter a year ago.

WARNING: "Keybank National Association OH Has $1.681 Million Stake in Dollar General Corp". The firm earned "Overweight" rating on Monday, July 18 by Morgan Stanley. The rating was downgraded by Johnson Rice on Friday, August 26 to "Accumulate". Telsey Advisory Group maintained Dollar General Corp. The rating was downgraded by Wolfe Research to "Peer Perform" on Tuesday, November 10. The company was initiated on Friday, September 23 by Barclays Capital. UBS maintained Dollar General Corp.

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 26th. 6,376 shares were sold by Ravener Robert D, worth $492,978. The stock declined 0.34% or $0.24 reaching $70.47 per share. (BHLB) has risen 33.85% since May 24, 2016 and is uptrending. The company has a market cap of $19.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.85 and a beta of 0.84. Each of its projects has contracted to sell its output pursuant to a power sale agreement.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.84 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.03, from 1.18 in 2016Q3. Moreover, Bard Assoc has 0.82% invested in Independence Realty Trust Inc (NYSEMKT:IRT). 34 funds opened positions while 58 raised stakes. National Bank & Trust Of Montreal Can invested in 0.03% or 152,001 shares. Generating more money with less investment would help the company attain a higher ROA and more investors, which would certainly allow the company to grow more. Smithfield invested 0% in Pattern Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ:PEGI). They set a "reduce" rating and a $67.00 target price for the company. The institutional investor held 49,400 shares of the department and specialty retail stores company at the end of 2016Q4, valued at $3.66 million, up from 45,300 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Ny owns 44,826 shares for 0.01% of their portfolio. Edge Asset Management reported 533,430 shares. Cypress Funds Ltd Co, California-based fund reported 470,000 shares. Welch Grp Inc accumulated 1,819 shares.


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