Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Dollar General Corp shares valued at $1,322,890 were sold by Wheeler Bryan D on Dec 19 ’25. At $135.32 per share, Wheeler Bryan D sold 9,776 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 22,295 shares worth approximately $3.28 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BRYAN D WHEELER purchased 9,776 shares, netting a total of over 1,322,890 in proceeds.
Before that, STEVEN DECKARD had added 17,850 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,445,272, the Former Officer bought Dollar General Corp shares for $136.99 each.
As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on January 08, 2026, Dollar General Corp [DG] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $170. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 05, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for DG. Earlier on December 04, 2025, Gordon Haskett upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for DG stock which previously was a “a Accumulate”.
Analyzing DG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Dollar General Corp [NYSE: DG] rose 0.36% to $147.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $145.29, but it reached a high of $147.865 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.70%. Over the course of the year, Dollar General Corp shares have jumped approximately 115.02%.
Is Dollar General Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Dollar General Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -2.29 million shares to 10.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 12.34 million shares. A decline of -22.74% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.19 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.19.
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 139.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -4.86% from the previous closing price of $146.63. Analysts anticipate Dollar General Corp stock to reach 170 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 125. In spite of this, 24 analysts ranked Dollar General Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 18, 2025, Wolfe Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $139.
