Dollar(US:DG) ZACKSยท2025-08-11 23:16Group 1 - Dollar General's stock closed at $114.55, down 1.52%, underperforming the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.25% [1] - Over the past month, Dollar General's stock has increased by 2.81%, outperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 2.27% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.71% [1] Group 2 - Dollar General is expected to report earnings on August 28, 2025, with a predicted EPS of $1.56, reflecting an 8.24% decline year-over-year [2] - The consensus estimate for revenue is $10.67 billion, indicating a 4.49% growth compared to the same quarter last year [2] Group 3 - Full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $5.77 per share and revenue of $42.41 billion, representing year-over-year changes of -2.53% and +4.42%, respectively [3] Group 4 - Recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Dollar General are important as they indicate changing near-term business trends [4] - Upward revisions in estimates suggest analysts' positive outlook on the company's operations and profit generation capabilities [4] Group 5 - Research shows that estimate revisions correlate with near-term share price momentum, and the Zacks Rank system is designed to leverage this phenomenon [5] - The Zacks Rank ranges from 1 (Strong Buy) to 5 (Strong Sell), with 1 stocks historically delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988 [6] Group 6 - Dollar General's current Forward P/E ratio is 20.16, which is lower than its industry's Forward P/E of 23.1, indicating a valuation discount [7] - The PEG ratio for Dollar General is 2.85, matching the average PEG ratio for the Retail - Discount Stores industry [7] Group 7 - The Retail - Discount Stores industry ranks in the bottom 33% of all industries, with a current Zacks Industry Rank of 166 [8] - The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of industry groups based on the average Zacks Rank of individual stocks [8]