Dollar General Corporation (DG): Today's Featured Services Winner
The
sector closed the day down 2.2%.
(
),
(
),
Global Education and Technology Group
(
GEDU
), and
(
) were all winners today within the services sector with
(
) being today's featured services winner. Dollar General Corporation rose 35 cents (0.9%) to $40.36 on light volume. Throughout the day, 1.4 million shares of Dollar General Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2.5 million shares.
Dollar General Corporation operates as a discount retailer of general merchandise in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States. Dollar General Corporation has a market cap of $13.7 billion and is part of the
industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 21.1, below the average retail industry P/E ratio of 21.3 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 30.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.
TheStreet Ratings rates Dollar General as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share and increase in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins.
- You can view the full Dollar General Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
(
),
(
),
(
), and
(
) were all losers within the services sector with
United Continental Holdings Inc
(
) being today's services sector Loser Spotlight stock.
- Use our services section to find sector-relevant news.
- Or find some new ideas from our top rated stocks lists.
For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the services sector could consider
iShares Dow Jones US Cons Services
(
) while those bearish on the services sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Consumer Sers
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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