DJ Dollar General Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Dollar General Corp. (DG) advanced 1.49% to $133.21 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,718.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,414.25.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Dollar General Corp. closed 15.81% below its 52-week high of $158.23, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 0.15% to $258.51, Walmart Inc. (WMT) fell 1.18% to $107.14, and Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) fell 1.04% to $915.74.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 740,405 below its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 4, 2026.
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