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Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Dollar General (NYSE: DG), maintaining Overweight. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "We are still bullish on the dollar channel and believe the channel will continue to gain share as consumers continue to seek value and convenience. While...

According to a recent report from Citi, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) reported 1Q11 EPS estimates of $0.48 a share, which falls below Citi's estimates and the consensus. Although the EPS fell short, Citi reiterates a Buy rating on DG and has increased the price target from $44.00 to $49.00. In the...

Citigroup has raised the price target on Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) from $44 to $49 and maintains its Buy rating.

According to Morgan Stanley, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) saw strong comps but a disappointing gross margin. Morgan Stanley said that, while comps came in above expectations, Dollar General's gross margin was weaker and caused a $0.02 miss to consensus. “Given the EPS miss and cautious commentary on...

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) will be reporting its fiscal first-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, June 1, before the opening bell. Investors will be watching to see whether the company can follow up on its record fourth-quarter results and any update on the status of its expansion plans. Analysts are...

Things will be fairly quiet on the earnings front this holiday-shortened week as the spring earnings season winds down. Joy Global (NASDAQ: JOYG) and SAIC (NYSE: SAI) are the only S&P 500 components currently on the scheduled to report quarterly results this week. The latter is expected to post...

Morgan Stanley provided color on Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) ahead of the company's Q1 earnings report. In a research report published today, Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating on the company's stock. In the report, Morgan Stanley states, "We expect Dollar General to report...

Dollar Tree (NYSE: DLTR) is on tap to report first-quarter 2011 results tomorrow morning, May 19. Analysts are looking for the discount variety store operator to report that earnings grew 18.7% from a year ago to $0.75 per share. That earnings estimate was $0.72 per share 90 days ago. Note that the...

Ciitgroup has raised the price target on Dollar General (NYSE: DG) from $41 to $44 and maintains its Buy rating.

Citigroup has published a research report on Dollar General (NYSE: DG) after the company reported 4Q earnings. In the report, Citigroup writes, "DG's 4Q10 EPS of $0.63 per share (excl. one-item items) exceeded our est. of $0.58 and consensus of $0.59, and compared with $0.51 LY. The company's 4Q...

Deutsche Bank has published a research report on Dollar General (NYSE: DG) after the company reported 4Q results slightly ahead of analyst expectations. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "DG reported above consensus 4Q10 results, with EPS of $0.65 vs Thomson FirstCall consensus of $0.59. The...

Morgan Stanley has published a research report on Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) after the company reported positive 4Q earnings. In the report, Morgan Stanley writes, "Dollar General reported a decent quarter, beating consensus estimates, though largely on lower SG&A expense (and tax...

In its preview of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG), Citi says that its 4Q10 EPS estimate is $0.58, “a penny below consensus of $0.59 and vs. $0.51 last year.” “DG did not provide 4Q10 EPS guidance, but management guided 2010 EPS in the range of $1.78-$1.81, which compares with our estimate and...

JP Morgan has lowered the price target on Dollar General (NYSE: DG) from $33 to $28 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Deutsche Bank published its Black Friday Report today which indicates increased traffic over past years. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Key findings include over 50% of hardline stores for which we have data being judged as busy. This is up strongly from past years which were in the...