Dollar General · NYSE: DG · Discount Stores

DG stock sentiment

Over the past week, Dollar General (DG) drew about 31 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 48% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 67% bullish while Reddit sits at just 13%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 11 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 vs the crowd on DG

Wall Street’s 35% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 13% to News at 67%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Hold
Buy 11
Hold 19
Sell 1
Avg target $131.07

31 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 11 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $131.07.

31 analysts35% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 48%
Spread 54 pts
Most bullish News 67%
Most bearish Reddit 13%

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 disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on DG

54pt spread
Wall St
35%
News
67%
X
65%
Reddit
13%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 48%

The crowd runs 13 points hotter than the 35% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 67% bullish while Reddit sits at 13%, a 54-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why DG reads Hold

Hold -4.0
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 48.3% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-2.2
Trend
More sources are weakening than improving: 0 up, 2 down, 1 flat.
-4.7
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 33.1, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
2 bullish sources and 1 bearish source keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
Wide divergence dampener applied: heavy disagreement between sources trimmed the pre-score from -7.3 to -4.0.

Dollar General (DG) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Dollar General (DG) buzz held moderate around 47.3 while the price drifted up 2.7% 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 2.9M shares. Updated Jul 13, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, DG gained 3.8%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 31.8 and was variable, swinging between 23.4 and 47.3. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 11 of the 14 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw DG this week

Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.

Reddit signal

Open source page
Buzz 23.6
Bullish 13%
Mentions 8
Trend Stable
13 subredditsSentiment +0.0
Pos 25%Neu 60%Neg 15%
r/wallstreetbets Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue with 18 mentions this week.

X signal

Open source page
Buzz 46.5
Bullish 65%
Mentions 20
Trend Falling
20 tweetsSentiment +0.2
Pos 46%Neu 43%Neg 11%
@retail_mourinho Bullish 0.8
“Great $ONDS read by my good friend DG”
♥ 44↻ 1👁 14K views

News signal

Open source page
Buzz 29.3
Bullish 67%
Mentions 3
Trend Falling
9 publishersSentiment +0.3
Pos 75%Neu 25%Neg 0%
Yahoo Finance Neutral 0.13
“Dollar General offers retro prices” Led by MarketBeat and Yahoo Finance.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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Dollar General (DG) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Jul 13, 2026.

Adanos signal
Hold
Analyst consensus
Hold (11 / 19 / 1)
Crowd bullish (7d)
48%
Avg price target
$131.07
Most bullish source
News, 67%
Most bearish source
Reddit, 13%
Sentiment spread
54 pts
Mentions (7d)
31
Market cap
$26.23B
P/E · Forward P/E
16.8 · 16.3
EPS · Beta
$7.08 · 0.2
Revenue (TTM)
$43.08B · 4% margin
Industry
Discount Stores

Dollar General (DG) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Dollar General (DG) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Dollar General (DG) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 64/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 48% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 31 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about DG stock?

Reddit discussion around Dollar General (DG) is fairly quiet with 8 mentions across 13 tracked subreddits. The tone is 13% bullish with stable 3-day activity momentum, suggesting steady attention.

What is the sentiment on DG stock?

Dollar General (DG) sentiment is mixed across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 65% bullish, News reads 67% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 13% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 64/100 conviction.

Why does DG carry a hold signal right now?

Social sentiment data shows consistently mixed discussion around Dollar General (DG). All 3 tracked sources lean in different directions, with reddit being the most bearish at 13% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across X and News. The hold signal carries 64/100 conviction.

What is driving Dollar General (DG) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 20 mentions (65% of total volume). Reddit contributes 8 mentions and News contributes 3 mentions. Sentiment is mixed across all sources.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Dollar General (DG)?

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 64/100 conviction reflects consistently mixed sentiment across multiple platforms. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this DG sentiment data?

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.

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