Days-to-cover ratio for DG declines to 2.33 due to decline in short interest

Daniel Torres

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Dollar General Corp shares valued at $564,828 were purchased by KELLY DILTS on Oct 10 ’25. At $100.09 per share, KELLY DILTS acquired 5,643 shares.

Also, TAYLOR EMILY C sold 1,969 shares, netting a total of over 222,501 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $113.00 each, the insider now holds 46,563 shares.

Before that, EMILY TAYLOR & MICHAEL W TAYLO had added 1,969 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $222,501, the Officer bought Dollar General Corp shares for $113.00 each.

Analysts at Goldman downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of June 04, 2025, Oppenheimer has increased its “Perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for DG. Earlier on June 04, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for DG stock.

Analyzing DG Stock Performance

On last trading session, Dollar General Corp [NYSE: DG] plunged -4.64% to $95.94. The stock’s lowest price that day was $95.92, but it reached a high of $101.05 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.66%. Over the course of the year, Dollar General Corp shares have jumped approximately 17.00%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $117.95 on 08/08/25 and a 52-week low of $66.43 on 01/16/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Dollar General Corp (DG)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 94.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 92.51. In the upper region, resistance lies at 99.35. The next price resistance is at 102.77. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 34.83 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Dollar General Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Dollar General Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -1.19 million shares to 7.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 9.1 million shares. A decline of -15.03% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.33.

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In terms of Dollar General Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 125 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.24% from the previous closing price of $100.61. Analysts anticipate Dollar General Corp stock to reach 139 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 115. In spite of this, 24 analysts ranked Dollar General Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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