Dollar General's Q3 Earnings Outlook

On Thursday, Dollar General DG will release its latest earnings report. Here is Benzinga's outlook for the company.

Earnings and Revenue

Dollar General EPS is expected to be around $1.38, according to sell-side analysts. Sales will likely be near $6.92 billion.

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In the same quarter last year, Dollar General posted EPS of $1.31 on sales of $6.42 billion. The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 5.34% increase in the company's EPS figure. Revenue would be have grown 7.84% from the same quarter last year. In comparison to analyst estimates in the past, here's how the company's reported EPS stacks up:

Stock Performance

For a full 12 months, the return has risen by 36.97%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are probably relaxed going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.

Analyst estimates are adjusted higher for EPS and revenues over the past 90 days. The popular rating by analysts on Dollar General stock is a Neutral. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past 90 days.

Conference Call

Dollar General is scheduled to hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/caeo542y