DG - Dollar General Corporation
| Previous Close | 144.20 |
| Open | 143.89 |
| Bid | 144.52 x 800 |
| Ask | 144.56 x 800 |
| Day's Range | 143.45 - 144.95 |
| 52 Week Range | 96.37 - 144.95 |
| Volume | 899,452 |
| Avg. Volume | 1,677,385 |
| Market Cap | 37.405B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 0.70 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 23.76 |
| EPS (TTM) | 6.09 |
| Earnings Date | Aug 28, 2019 - Sep 3, 2019 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 1.28 (0.90%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2019-07-08 |
| 1y Target Est | 140.24 |
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Dollar General Corp NYSE:DGView full report here! Summary * ETFs holding this stock are seeing positive inflows * Bearish sentiment is low * Economic output in this company's sector is expanding Bearish sentimentShort interest | PositiveShort interest is extremely low for DG with fewer than 1% of shares on loan. This could indicate that investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices are not currently targeting DG. Money flowETF/Index ownership | PositiveETF activity is positive. Over the last month, ETFs holding DG are favorable, with net inflows of $8.15 billion. Additionally, the rate of inflows is increasing. Economic sentimentPMI by IHS Markit | PositiveAccording to the latest IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data, output in the Consumer Services sector is rising. The rate of growth is strong relative to the trend shown over the past year. Credit worthinessCredit default swapCDS data is not available for this security.Please send all inquiries related to the report to score@ihsmarkit.com.Charts and report PDFs will only be available for 30 days after publishing.This document has been produced for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon or as construed as investment advice. To the fullest extent permitted by law, IHS Markit disclaims any responsibility or liability, whether in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), equity or otherwise, for any loss or damage arising from any reliance on or the use of this material in any way. Please view the full legal disclaimer and methodology information on pages 2-3 of the full report.
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The company has a unanimous 8 ‘buy’ ratings. As mentioned, shares are priced at $1,130. The average price target of $1,185 suggests an upside of 4.9% for AZO.View AZO Price Target & Analyst Ratings Detail Dollar General Corporation (DG)Discount retail, with its reliance on low-cost sourcing, is home to numerous companies that felt pressure from the potential trade war. Dollar General, which operates at the low end of the discount price spectrum, was described by Credit Suisse’s Judah Frommer as “the perfect candidate to get hit hard” by renewed tariffs. Frommer noted that DG imports between 40% and 42% of its merchandise directly from China.Direct exposure made DG vulnerable, but also set it up for appreciation when the trade tensions eased. Since June 28, Dollar General shares have seen a 2.9% gain and positive results in each of the last three trading sessions.Reduced pressure on import prices is not the only good news for Dollar General. At the end of May, the company reported positive quarterly results to start off FY2019, with top- and bottom-line growth, expectations beats for EPS and sales, and a dividend hike. Investors were happy, as were Wall Street analysts.Writing from BMO Capital, Kelly Bania gave DG a solid ‘buy’ rating with a price target of $140. Referring to the company’s improvements in grocery perishables, she said, “While no specific details were provided, we expect that DG has even more initiatives to come, including: more opportunities to leverage data, and potential ways to monetize DG’s growing, rural store footprint.”Oppenheimer’s Rupesh Parikh also took an upbeat view of DG, raising his price target to $150. 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