Oppenheimer analyst Rupesh Parikh maintained a Buy rating on Dollar General Corp (NYSE:DG). on Monday, setting a price target of 225, which is approximately 19.38% above the present share price of $188.48.
Parikh expects Dollar General Corp. to post earnings per share (EPS) of $2.58 for the third quarter of 2020.
The current consensus among 19 TipRanks analysts is for a Strong Buy rating of shares in Dollar General, with an average price target of $209.74.
The analysts price targets range from a high of $230 to a low of $178.
In its latest earnings report, released on 04/30/2020, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $8.45 billion and a net profit of $866.78 million. The company's market cap is $47.44 billion.
According to TipRanks.com, Oppenheimer analyst Rupesh Parikh is currently ranked with 5 stars on a 0-5 stars ranking scale, with an average return of 14.4% and a 62.62% success rate.
Dollar General Corp. engages in retailing of merchandise, including consumable items, seasonal items, home products and apparel. Its brands include Clorox (NYSE:CLX), Energizer, Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), Hanes, Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), Mars, Unilever (NYSE:UL), Nestle, Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB), Kellogg (NYSE:K)'s, General Mills (NYSE:GIS), and PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP). The company was founded by J. L. Turner and Hurley Calister Turner Sr. in 1939 and is headquartered in Goodlettsville, TN.