Shares of Consumer Discretionary sector company Dollar General moved -4.1% today, and are now trading at a price of $126.92. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 4,439,770 compared to its average volume of 3,835,326. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.
Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. The company is based in Goodlettsville and has 170,000 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $27,856,992,256. Dollar General currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.7% per year.
27 analysts are following Dollar General and have set target prices ranging from $100.0 to $210.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, DG is trading -6.05% away from its average analyst target price of $135.1 per share.
Over the last year, DG shares have gone down by -48.0%, which represents a difference of -66.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $251.0 per share and its 52 week low is $101.09. Although Dollar General's average free cash flow over the last 6 years has been $1.51 Billion, they have been decreasing at an average rate of -15.4%. For this reason, investors may continue to shun the stock.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,984,555 | 1,560,582 | 423,973 | -76.38 |
| 2022 | 2,865,811 | 1,070,460 | 1,795,351 | -36.97 |
| 2021 | 3,876,159 | 1,027,963 | 2,848,196 | 96.0 |
| 2020 | 2,237,998 | 784,843 | 1,453,155 | 3.12 |
| 2019 | 2,143,550 | 734,380 | 1,409,170 | 21.94 |
| 2018 | 1,802,108 | 646,456 | 1,155,652 |
