RBC Capital analyst Scot Ciccarelli maintained a Buy rating on Dollar General on Wednesday, setting a price target of $232, which is approximately 7.29% above the present share price of $216.23.
Ciccarelli expects Dollar General to post earnings per share (EPS) of $3.15 for the fourth quarter of 2020.
The current consensus among 18 TipRanks analysts is for a Strong Buy rating of shares in Dollar General, with an average price target of $234.94.
The analysts price targets range from a high of $260 to a low of $210.
In its latest earnings report, released on 07/31/2020, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $8.68 billion and a net profit of $1.04 billion. The company's market cap is $53.85 billion.
According to TipRanks.com, RBC Capital analyst Scot Ciccarelli is currently ranked with 5 stars on a 0-5 stars ranking scale, with an average return of 20.7% and a 75.85% success rate.
Dollar General Corp (NYSE:DG). 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.