A mixed performance in the stock price over the year has left investors unsure of what to expect, resulting in a range of outlooks from optimistic to pessimistic. The metric has seen a significant gain of 17.32% since the start of this calendar year. Looking back over the last six months, we can see a weaker performance of 11.52%. Over the past 30 days, the price of DG has fallen by 9.26%. And in the last five days, it has surged by 3.41%.
The market performance of Dollar General Corp has been somewhat unstable. Over the past year, the company’s stock achieved a high of $147.87 on 05/16/24, with the lowest value for the same timeframe being $66.43, recorded on 01/16/25.
52-week price history of DG Stock
The history of a stock’s 52-week high and low prices can provide important information about its current state and future potential. Dollar General Corp’s current trading price is -39.84% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 33.90%. The stock’s price range for this period has been between $66.43 and $147.87. The Consumer Defensive sector company’s shares saw a trading volume of about 0.94 million for the day, which was lower than the average daily volume of 4.37 million over the last three months.
The Connection Between Financial Performance and Market Capitalization
Dollar General Corp (DG) has experienced a quarterly rise of 29.72% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 19.56B and boasts a workforce of 194200 employees.
How Moving Averages and Trading Volume Data Work Together
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 77.70, with a change in price of +12.56. Similarly, Dollar General Corp recorded 4,241,470 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +16.42%.
DG’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: A Comprehensive Review
A key metric for assessing a company’s financial well-being and market status is the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio is derived by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, and it demonstrates the level of debt a company uses to support its assets relative to shareholder equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for DG stands at 2.36. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 2.09.
DG Stock Stochastic Average
As of today, the raw stochastic average of Dollar General Corp over the last 50 days is at 68.43%. This shows a increasee from the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was recorded at 49.31%. Further, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the last 20 days were 51.60% and 53.13%, respectively.
