Sharp increase in DG’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

Daniel Torres

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Dollar General Corp shares valued at $2,530,014 were purchased by CARMAN WENKOFF on Dec 11 ’25. At $132.01 per share, CARMAN WENKOFF acquired 19,166 shares.

Also, TRACEY HERRMANN purchased 12,583 shares, netting a total of over 1,573,700 in proceeds.

Before that, REARDON KATHLEEN A had sold 4,395 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $558,028, the EVP & Chief People Officer traded Dollar General Corp shares for $126.97 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,395 shares, worth approximately $4.94 million.

As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on December 05, 2025, Dollar General Corp [DG] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $130. Analysts at Gordon Haskett upgraded the stock from ‘”a Accumulate”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. Earlier on June 24, 2025, Goldman downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for DG stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing DG Stock Performance

On last trading session, Dollar General Corp [NYSE: DG] rose 5.39% to $132.68. The stock’s lowest price that day was $126.145, but it reached a high of $132.625 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.90%. Over the course of the year, Dollar General Corp shares have jumped approximately 64.21%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $135.08 on 12/05/25 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 128.31, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 123.95. In the upper region, resistance lies at 134.88. The next price resistance is at 137.08. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 75.36 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Dollar General Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Dollar General Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 3.07 million shares to 12.34 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 9.27 million shares. A jump of 24.85% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.48 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.48.

Which companies own the most shares of Dollar General Corp (DG)?

In terms of Dollar General Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 134 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.44% from the previous closing price of $125.89. Analysts anticipate Dollar General Corp stock to reach 143 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. On June 04, 2025, Oppenheimer assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $130.

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