Focus on the Long-Term with Dollar General (DG) as EPS can grow to above $17/sh by '27 - Jefferies

April 20, 2023 8:06 AM EDT
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Price: $123.28 +0.98%

Rating Summary:
    24 Buy, 23 Hold, 3 Sell

Rating Trend: Down Down

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 13 | Down: 14 | New: 11
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Jefferies analyst Corey Tarlowe reiterated a Buy rating and $285.00 price target on Dollar General (NYSE: DG), telling investors to focus on the long term. They are estimating >$17 in EPS by 2027, up 60% versus 2022.

The analyst commented, "We believe investors are overly focused on the near term, while missing the long-term opportunity of DD% EPS growth beyond 2023, driven by market share gains ahead. We estimate 2027 EPS could be >$17, representing >60% growth from 2022 levels. DG is trading at a 4x discount to Lrg Cap Value Retail (vs. historical avg disc. of 2x). In conjunction with this analysis, we are raising our ests. and conviction in DG as a top pick."

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Shares of Dollar General closed at $216.51 yesterday.



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