The EVP & CFO of Dollar General is Exercising Options


Yesterday it was reported that the EVP & CFO of Dollar General (DG), John Garratt, exercised options to sell 45,000 DG shares at $70.20 a share, for a total transaction value of $8.45M.

In addition to John Garratt, 4 other DG executives reported Sell trades in the last month.

See today’s analyst top recommended stocks >>

Based on Dollar General’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending April 30, the company posted quarterly revenue of $8.45 billion and quarterly net profit of $650 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $6.62 billion and had a net profit of $385 million. The company has a one-year high of $194.84 and a one-year low of $125.00. DG’s market cap is $48.2 billion and the company has a P/E ratio of 24.80.

Based on 23 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $203.30, reflecting a -5.8% downside.

The insider sentiment on Dollar General has been negative according to 33 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is lower than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.

Company insider trades’ information is brought to you by the DailyInsider, a proprietary algorithm that analyzes insider trading activity to detect the most attractive trading opportunities. To subscribe to the DailyInsider visit this page.

TipRanks has tracked 36,000 company insiders and found that a few of them are better than others when it comes to timing their transactions. See which 3 stocks are most likely to make moves following their insider activities.

Dollar General Corp. engages in retailing of merchandise, including consumable items, seasonal items, home products and apparel. Its brands include Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg’s, General Mills, and PepsiCo. The company was founded by J. L. Turner and Hurley Calister Turner Sr. in 1939 and is headquartered in Goodlettsville, TN.

Stay Ahead of Everyone Else

Get The Latest Stock News Alerts