Analyst Upgrades – Dollar General (NYSE:DG) Stock Gets Upgraded By Wells Fargo & Co from Market Perform to Outperform

Analyst Ratings For Dollar General (NYSE:DG)

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Today, Dollar General (NYSE:DG) stock received an upgrade by Wells Fargo & Co from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target of $117.00.

Some recent analyst ratings include

  • 1/23/2018-Wells Fargo & Co Upgrade from a “Market Perform ” rating to a ” Outperform” rating.
  • 1/17/2018-Oppenheimer initiated coverage with a Outperform rating.
  • 1/16/2018-Citigroup initiated coverage with a Outperform rating.
  • 1/11/2018-Buckingham Research Reiterated Rating of Neutral .
  • 12/20/2017-Wolfe Research Upgrade from a “Underperform ” rating to a ” Outperform” rating.

Dividend information for Dollar General (NYSE:DG)

Dollar General (NYSE:DG) pays an annual dividend of $1.04 with a yield of 1.02% and an average dividend growth of 0.00% based on a 3 Year Average..

Dividend History for Dollar General (NYSE:DG)

  • On 12/7/2017 Dollar General announced a quarterly dividend of $0.26 1.11% with an ex dividend date of 1/8/2018 which will be payable on 1/23/2018.
  • On 8/31/2017 Dollar General announced a quarterly dividend of $0.26 1.43% with an ex dividend date of 10/6/2017 which will be payable on 10/24/2017.
  • On 6/1/2017 Dollar General announced a quarterly dividend of $0.26 1.32% with an ex dividend date of 7/7/2017 which will be payable on 7/25/2017.
  • On 3/16/2017 Dollar General announced a quarterly dividend of $0.26 1.37% with an ex dividend date of 4/7/2017 which will be payable on 4/26/2017.
  • On 3/16/2017 Dollar General announced a quarterly dividend of $0.26 with an ex dividend date of 4/7/2017 which will be payable on 4/25/2017.
  • On 12/1/2016 Dollar General announced a quarterly dividend of $0.25 1.36% with an ex dividend date of 12/19/2016 which will be payable on 1/4/2017.
  • On 8/25/2016 Dollar General announced a quarterly dividend of $0.25 1.32% with an ex dividend date of 9/12/2016 which will be payable on 9/28/2016.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For Dollar General (NYSE:DG)
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) has insider ownership of 0.32% and institutional ownership of 90.14%.

  • On 12/18/2017 Anita C Elliott, SVP, sold 2,012 with an average share price of $92.82 per share and the total transaction amounting to $186,753.84.
  • On 12/14/2017 Michael J Kindy, SVP, sold 7,536 with an average share price of $90.64 per share and the total transaction amounting to $683,063.04.
  • On 12/12/2017 Robert D Ravener, EVP, sold 11,368 with an average share price of $92.81 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,055,064.08.
  • On 9/12/2017 Robert D Ravener, EVP, sold 11,257 with an average share price of $77.00 per share and the total transaction amounting to $866,789.00.
  • On 12/16/2016 Robert D Ravener, EVP, sold 6,376 with an average share price of $77.32 per share and the total transaction amounting to $492,992.32.
  • On 8/30/2016 Michael M. Calbert, Director, bought 13,000 with an average share price of $75.53 per share and the total transaction amounting to $981,890.00.
  • On 8/26/2016 William C. Rhodes III, Director, bought 5,000 with an average share price of $76.30 per share and the total transaction amounting to $381,500.00.

Recent Trading Activity for Dollar General (NYSE:DG)
Shares of Dollar General closed the previous trading session at 103.05 up +0.79 0.77% with 656959 shares trading hands.

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