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It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Dollar General Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Results.
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Dollar General Corp. is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Defensive sector while operating in the Discount Stores industry. The current market capitalization of Dollar General Corp. is $34.02B. A total of 1.74 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.41M shares.
In the most recent transaction, BRYANT WARREN F bought 850 shares of DG for 130.18 per share on Dec 15 ’23. After the transaction, the Director now owns 425 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 29 ’23, Wenkoff Carman R bought 2,000 shares at 106.25 per share. DG shares that EVP & Chief Information Ofc owns now total 30,966.
Among the insiders who bought shares, CALBERT MICHAEL M acquired of 6,000 shares on Jun 08 ’23 at a per-share price of $155.44. This resulted in the Director holding 6,000 shares of DG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, CALBERT MICHAEL M bought 2,500 shares at $155.25 per share on Jun 08 ’23. Company shares held by the Director now total 116,682.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Dollar General Corp. pays an annual dividend of $2.36, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.52%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.51. DG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/8/2024 when it declared a $0.59 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/23/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/23/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1/8/2024. The DG stock dividend was $0.59 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DG has a high of $222.99 and a low of $101.09.
As of this writing, DG has an earnings estimate of $1.57 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 21 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.66 per share and a lower estimate of $1.53. The company reported an EPS of $1.26 in the last quarter, which was 5.90% higher than expectations of $1.19.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. DG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $344.83M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $14.25B in debt and $5.98B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $30.72, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.26B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for DG is Buy with a score of 3.89.
