Dollar General Corporation is a prominent discount retail chain that offers a wide array of merchandise across the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern regions of the United States. Its extensive product assortment primarily features consumable items. This includes household essentials such as paper products…
An institutional-grade, numbers-driven thesis on DG — generated on demand from live fundamentals, scores and forecast.
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As of August 16, 2026, TradersQuant's model rates Dollar General Corporation (DG) 64/100 with a 12-month base-case forecast of $136.67 — +10.9% versus the current price of $123.28. Dollar General Corporation trades at $123.28 in the Consumer Defensive sector, with a market capitalisation of $27.19B. The score blends valuation, growth, earnings quality and momentum into a single grade.
The 12-month analyst consensus price target for DG is $136.67, implying +10.9% versus the current price. The model's 12-month scenario range runs from $138.84 (bear) to $162.19 (bull), with a base case of $145.42.
On the fundamentals, Dollar General shows a P/E of 17.3, trailing revenue of $42.72B, revenue growth of +5.2% YoY, a dividend yield of 1.91%. This page also tracks DG's short interest, institutional (smart-money) positioning and the options market — the same cross-signal view institutions watch.
DG currently carries a TradersQuant composite score of 64/100, which we read as a neutral-to-watch signal. The Wall-Street analyst consensus is "Buy". Our 12-month price target of $136.67 implies +10.9% from $123.28. This is research, not financial advice — always combine it with your own judgement.
The analyst consensus price target for DG is $136.67, about +10.9% versus the latest price of $123.28. Consensus is based on 51 analysts.
TradersQuant's 12-month model forecast for DG is a base case of $145.42, ranging from $138.84 (bear) to $162.19 (bull), an expected return of +18.0%. Forecasts are model estimates, not guarantees.
The TradersQuant price prediction for DG over the next 12 months is $145.42 in the base case (bear $138.84, bull $162.19), versus today's price of $123.28. Unlike black-box prediction sites, every TradersQuant call is logged at the price and date it was made and graded publicly against the S&P 500.
We deliberately don't publish 2030 price predictions for DG — no model can honestly forecast a single stock five-plus years out, and sites that do are guessing. TradersQuant focuses on a rigorous 12-month bull/base/bear range, refreshed continuously and graded on our public track record.
TradersQuant estimates DG's fair value at $136.67, implying +10.9% of expected upside versus the current price.
Yes — Dollar General pays a dividend yielding 1.91% (about $2.36 per share annually).
Data and model outputs are for research only and are not financial advice. Figures update continuously.
