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

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

August 26, 2016 10:04 AM EDT

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

August 26, 2016 8:07 AM EDT

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) Misses Q2 EPS by 1c; Approves $1B Common Stock Buyback Program

August 25, 2016 6:56 AM EDT

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

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

August 24, 2016 3:21 PM EDT

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.

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