Dollar General (DG) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade

Dollar General (DG) closed at $116.84 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.65% move from the prior day. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 1.69% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 1.04%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 2.43%.Heading into today, shares of the discount retailer had lost 7.37% over the past month, lagging the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 6.24% and the S&P 500's loss of 4.78% in that time.Analysts and investors a ...