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

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

BMO Capital Downgrades Dollar General (DG) to Market Perform

BMO Capital downgraded Dollar General (NYSE: DG) from Outperform to Market Perform with a price target of $78.00 (from $95.00).

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Shares of Dollar General closed at $75.61 yesterday.

Telsey Upgrades Dollar General (DG) to Market Perform

Telsey upgraded Dollar General (NYSE: DG) from Outperform to Market Perform with a price target of $84.00 (from $102.00).

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Shares of Dollar General closed at $75.61 yesterday.

JPMorgan Downgrades Dollar General (DG) to Neutral

JPMorgan downgraded Dollar General (NYSE: DG) from Overweight to Neutral with a price target of $83.00 (from $92.00).

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Shares of Dollar General closed at $91.79 yesterday.

Credit Suisse Downgrades Dollar General (DG) to Neutral

Credit Suisse downgraded Dollar General (NYSE: DG) from Outperform to Neutral with a price target of $80.00 (from $95.00) on weak outlook as headwinds intensify.

Analyst Edward Kelly commented, ": DG's impressive stock run looks to be over sooner than we anticipated, as Q2 results signal a material deceleration in earnings... 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) August weekly volatility increases into Q2 and outlook

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) August weekly call option implied volatility is at 74, September is at 28, compared to its 52-week range of 18 to 37 into the expected release of Q2 results on August 25.