RBC Capital analyst Scot Ciccarelli maintained a Buy rating on Dollar General on Monday, setting a price target of $237, which is approximately 12.60% above the present share price of $210.48.
Ciccarelli expects Dollar General to post earnings per share (EPS) of $2.32 for the fourth quarter of 2020.
The current consensus among 16 TipRanks analysts is for a Strong Buy rating of shares in Dollar General, with an average price target of $242.07.
The analysts price targets range from a high of $260 to a low of $214.
In its latest earnings report, released on 10/31/2020, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $8.2 billion and a net profit of $773.13 million. The company's market cap is $51.57 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 20.6% and a 76.14% 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, 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.