Dollar General Corporation (DG): Today's Featured Retail Winner

Jul 31, 2013 5:00 PM EDT

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Dollar General Corporation ( DG) pushed the Retail industry higher today making it today's featured retail winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.3%. By the end of trading, Dollar General Corporation rose $0.61 (1.1%) to $54.67 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2,868,770 shares of Dollar General Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,405,400 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $54.17-$54.84 after having opened the day at $54.20 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $54.06. Other companies within the Retail industry that increased today were: QKL Stores ( QKLS), up 17.1%, Pacific Sunwear ( PSUN), up 6.5%, dELiA*s ( DLIA), up 4.9% and HHGregg Incorporated ( HGG), up 4.6%.

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Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, engages in the provision of various merchandise products in the United States. Dollar General Corporation has a market cap of $17.7 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 22.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Dollar General Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Dollar General Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.

You can view the full Dollar General Corporation Ratings Report.

On the negative front, J.C. Penney ( JCP), down 10.2%, LightInTheBox Holding Co Ltd ADR ( LITB), down 4.0%, China Jo-Jo Drugstores ( CJJD), down 3.5% and U.S. Auto Parts Network ( PRTS), down 3.2%.

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