Dollar General (DG) August weekly volatility increases into Q2 and outlook

Jefferies Cuts Price Target on Dollar General (DG) to $78 Following 2Q Report

Jefferies maintained a Hold rating on Dollar General (NYSE: DG), and cut the price target to $78.00 (from $96.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report. Same store sales increased 0.7%, short of the Street's expectation for +2.7%. EPS of $1.08 was a penny short of Street expectation.

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UBS Cuts Price Target on Dollar General (DG) to $91; Reiterates Buy

UBS maintained a Buy rating on Dollar General (NYSE: DG), and cut the price target to $92.00 (from $101.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report.

Analyst Michael Lasser commented, "While it was convenient for the market to try and pin DGs slower SSS... More

Dollar General (DG) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 1.1% Yield

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1 annualized.

The dividend will be payable on September 28, 2016, to stockholders of record on September 14, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of September 12, 2016.

The annual yield on the dividend is 1.1 percent.

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Dollar General (DG) Misses Q2 EPS by 1c; Approves $1B Common Stock Buyback Program

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) reported Q2 EPS of $1.08, $0.01 worse than the analyst estimate of $1.09. Revenue for the quarter came in at $5.39 billion versus the consensus estimate of $5.5 billion.

Same-store sales increases were driven by positive results in the consumables category accompanied by... More