Analyst ratings
31 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 12 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $141.45.
NYSE: DG · Discount Stores
Over the past week, Dollar General (DG) drew about 47 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 48% bullish but is sharply divided: X runs 57% bullish while Reddit sits at just 30%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 12 of 31 analysts rating DG a buy.
There is little buzz around DG this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 39% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 30% to X at 57%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
31 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 12 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $141.45.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits right on the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources only partly agree, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
The crowd runs 9 points hotter than the 39% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 57% bullish while Reddit sits at 30%, a 27-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Dollar General (DG) buzz held moderate around 42.0 while the price drifted up 2.6% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 2.3M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, DG gained 7.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 32.8 and was variable, swinging between 15.3 and 42.0. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 15 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (12 / 18 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 48% |
| Avg price target | $141.45 |
| Most bullish source | X, 57% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 30% |
| Sentiment spread | 27 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 47 |
| Market cap | $27.42B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 16.1 · 15.3 |
| EPS · Beta | $7.70 · 0.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $43.64B · 4% margin |
| Industry | Discount Stores |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Dollar General (DG) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 69/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 48% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 47 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Dollar General (DG) is fairly quiet with 10 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 14 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 30% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads split on Dollar General (DG), averaging 48% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 57% bullish and Reddit at 30%, a 27-point spread. On the professional side, 12 of 31 analysts rate DG a buy.
Of the 31 analysts covering Dollar General (DG), 12 rate it a buy, 18 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $141.45. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 48%.
Dollar General (DG)'s cross-source average is mixed at 48% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 57% bullish, News reads 57% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 30% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 69/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for Dollar General (DG) at 48% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 30% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X and News. The hold signal carries 69/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 23 mentions (49% of total volume). X contributes 14 mentions and Reddit contributes 10 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 48% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. DG's hold signal at 69/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 48% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The DG sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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