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Dollar General (DG) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why
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Dollar General (DG - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $125.97, moving +2.23% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.21% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.03%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.22%.
The stock of discount retailer has risen by 4.85% in the past month, leading the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 0.85% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.7%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Dollar General in its upcoming release. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $2, marking a 7.53% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $11.17 billion, indicating a 4.17% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $7.37 per share and a revenue of $44.4 billion, demonstrating changes of +7.59% and +3.92%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Dollar General. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.02% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. As of now, Dollar General holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Dollar General has a Forward P/E ratio of 16.73 right now. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 30.26.
One should further note that DG currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.88. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As the market closed yesterday, the Retail - Discount Stores industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.73.
The Retail - Discount Stores industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 22, putting it in the top 9% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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Dollar General (DG) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why
Dollar General (DG - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $125.97, moving +2.23% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.21% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.03%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.22%.
The stock of discount retailer has risen by 4.85% in the past month, leading the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 0.85% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.7%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Dollar General in its upcoming release. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $2, marking a 7.53% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $11.17 billion, indicating a 4.17% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $7.37 per share and a revenue of $44.4 billion, demonstrating changes of +7.59% and +3.92%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Dollar General. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.02% rise in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. As of now, Dollar General holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Dollar General has a Forward P/E ratio of 16.73 right now. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 30.26.
One should further note that DG currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.88. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As the market closed yesterday, the Retail - Discount Stores industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.73.
The Retail - Discount Stores industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 22, putting it in the top 9% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.