Dollar General Corporation (DG): Price and Financial Metrics
Dollar General Corporation (DG)
Today's Latest Price: $208.10 USD
Updated Sep 18 7:00pm
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Trade Grade Buy & Hold Grade Peer Grade Industry Rank
Industry Rank:
Ranked of 18 in Grocery/Big Box Retailers
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DG Stock Summary
- With a market capitalization of $51,823,912,554, Dollar General Corp has a greater market value than 96.19% of US stocks.
- The capital turnover (annual revenue relative to shareholder's equity) for DG is 4.25 -- better than 89.11% of US stocks.
- The volatility of Dollar General Corp's share price is greater than that of only 9.96% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Dollar General Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be HUM, PGR, ECL, MMC, and RELX.
- Visit DG's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.dollargeneral.com.
DG Stock Price Chart Technical Analysis Charts
DG Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $208.10 | 52-week high | $208.99 |
| Prev. close | $203.50 | 52-week low | $125.00 |
| Day low | $203.74 | Volume | 3,920,136 |
| Day high | $208.99 | Avg. volume | 2,315,548 |
| 50-day MA | $195.97 | Dividend yield | 0.69% |
| 200-day MA | $174.26 | Market Cap | 51.82B |
Dollar General Corporation (DG) Company Bio
Dollar General is a discount retailer, offering a selection of merchandise, including consumables, seasonal, home products and apparel across the U.S. The company was founded in 1939 and is based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
DG Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $208.10 | $261.3 | 28% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Dollar General Corp with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Dollar General Corp ranked in the 52th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Specifically, our DCF analysis implies the stock is trading below its fair value by an estimated 29%. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for DG, they are:
- The company's debt burden, as measured by earnings divided by interest payments, is 26.09; that's higher than 88.17% of US stocks in the Consumer Defensive sector that have positive free cash flow.
- Dollar General Corp's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 7%; for context, that number is higher than merely 18.33% of tickers in our DCF set.
- DG's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 2%; for context, that number is higher than merely 18.33% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 26% |
| 1% | 27% |
| 2% | 28% |
| 3% | 30% |
| 4% | 31% |
| 5% | 32% |
Want more companies with a valuation profile/forecast similar to that of Dollar General Corp? See MENB, POST, KDP, USNA, and THS.
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