Spring is only just starting to bloom, but 2025 is already starting to look like a lost year for investors. As of April 8, the S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.81%) is down 18%, the Nasdaq Composite is in a bear market, and investors are reeling over President Donald Trump's plan to impose the highest tariff rates in over a century.
On April 2, the Trump administration roiled financial markets by introducing wide-ranging tariffs on most of America's trading partners. In addition to a baseline 10% tariff on all imports, the government is expected to start collecting levies of up to 49% on some countries in a move that could dramatically hurt global trade and economic growth.
Dollar General Corp (NYSE:DG) was last seen down 0.5% to trade at $93.59, at least partially insulted from the broad-market selloff after an upgrade from Citigroup to "neutral" from "sell.
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Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 13, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Kevin Walker - Vice President of Investor Relations Todd Vasos - Chief Executive Officer Kelly Dilts - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Kate McShane - Goldman Sachs Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Matthew Boss - JPMorgan Chase Zhihan Ma - Bernstein Rupesh Parikh - Oppenheimer Seth Sigman - Barclays Robert Ohmes - Bank of America Operator Good morning. My name is Robert, and I'll be your conference operator today.
Discount retailer Dollar General Corp (NYSE:DG) is surging this morning, up 6% at $79.35, after reporting strong fourth-quarter earnings.
Although the revenue and EPS for Dollar General (DG) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended January 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Dollar General (DG) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.68 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.50 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.83 per share a year ago.
Long-term investing is one of the keys to earning sustainable returns in the stock market. And dividend stocks can help maximize your gains by providing consistent passive income potentially for a lifetime.
Dollar General (DG) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
In the latest trading session, Dollar General (DG) closed at $73.70, marking a +1.07% move from the previous day.
Dollar General (DG 0.27%) has experienced a brutal stock price decline, with its shares falling roughly 71% since hitting a peak in late 2022. It is facing headwinds, for sure, but the company is still growing.