Dollar General surged to $112.05 per share this afternoon, but it remains 17.11% above its mean target price of $95.68. There may still be room for more downwards movement — even after today's 15.4% drop. Analysts are giving the Large-Cap Department Store stock on average rating of buy, with target prices ranging from $80.0 to $120.0 per share.
The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 4.7%, and a short ratio of 2.59. The company's insiders own 0.32% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 95.8% of Dollar General's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Dollar General
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 12% | 26,433,202 | $2,961,840,364 |
| 2025-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 10% | 21,480,972 | $2,406,942,978 |
| 2025-03-31 | Pzena Investment Management LLC | 6% | 12,770,542 | $1,430,939,270 |
| 2025-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 5% | 10,062,529 | $1,127,506,405 |
| 2025-03-31 | Capital International Investors | 4% | 9,341,772 | $1,046,745,581 |
| 2025-03-31 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 3% | 6,069,991 | $680,142,510 |
| 2025-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3% | 5,641,348 | $632,113,060 |
| 2025-03-31 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 5,203,357 | $583,036,167 |
| 2025-03-31 | Acr Alpine Capital Research, Llc | 2% | 4,197,437 | $470,322,828 |
| 2025-03-31 | Invesco Ltd. | 2% | 3,469,568 | $388,765,104 |
Besides an analyst belief that shares are overpriced, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Dollar General.
