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Dollar General Corp. (DG) Stock: Exploring a Year of Highs, Lows, and Trading Volume

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Examining a stock’s 52-week price history, encompassing its low and high prices, can reveal much about its existing condition and potential future trajectory. Dollar General Corp.’s current trading price is -28.68% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 57.33%. The stock’s price range over this period has fluctuated between $101.09 and $222.99. The company, operating within the financial sector, had a trading volume of approximately 3.28 million for the day, which was noticeably higher than the average daily share volume of 2.36 million over the last 3 months.

Dollar General Corp. experienced a somewhat shaky performance in the stock market. The company’s stock reached a 1-year high of $222.99 on 04/28/23, while the lowest price for the same period was registered at $101.09 on 10/12/23.

Exploring Financial Performance and Market Capitalization: A Comprehensive Analysis

Dollar General Corp. (DG) has experienced a quarterly rise of 21.15% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 34.94B and boasts a workforce of 185800 employees.

Analyzing Trading Volume and Moving Average Trends

Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 137.71, with a change in price of +39.58. Similarly, Dollar General Corp. recorded 2,646,827 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +33.13%.

Understanding Ticker ‘s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: An Analysis

The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio serves as an important indicator of a company’s financial stability and market position. By dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, the D/E ratio reveals the degree to which a company relies on debt to finance assets compared to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for DG stands at 2.68. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 2.36.

DG Stock Stochastic Average

Today’s raw stochastic average for Dollar General Corp. over the last 50 days is 77.03%.This indicates a increase from the raw stochastic average of the past 20 days, which was 55.37%. Moreover, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the last 20 days were 48.77% and 46.49%, respectively.

DG Stock Price Performance Analysis

Investors have been left with mixed emotions regarding the stock price performance over the year, as it’s been a mixed bag. Year to date metric has recorded a gain of 16.98%.However, over the last six months, we can see a weaker performance of 50.62%. Over the last 30 days, the price of DG has fallen by 2.71%. And in the last five days, it has surged by 3.13%.