Dollar General Stock's Hot Start to 2025

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) stock is up 20% to start 2025. The sleepy discount retailer has missed most of the market volatility at the start of 2025 and may actually benefit from more restrictions on competition from ultra-discount online marketplaces from China such as Temu. Discount retailers like dollar stores do well in tough economic times.But Dollar General stock is still off 65% from all-time highs as it deals with inflation and worsening profit margins at its dollar stores. Does its hot start to 2025 mean the stock is a buy for the rest of the year and beyond? The answer is complicated. Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading

May 4, 2025 - 20:13
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Dollar General Stock's Hot Start to 2025

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) stock is up 20% to start 2025. The sleepy discount retailer has missed most of the market volatility at the start of 2025 and may actually benefit from more restrictions on competition from ultra-discount online marketplaces from China such as Temu. Discount retailers like dollar stores do well in tough economic times.

But Dollar General stock is still off 65% from all-time highs as it deals with inflation and worsening profit margins at its dollar stores. Does its hot start to 2025 mean the stock is a buy for the rest of the year and beyond? The answer is complicated. 

Image source: Getty Images.

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