Guggenheim analyst John Heinbockel lowered the firm’s price target on Dollar General (DG) to $160 from $165 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Despite a significant Q4 bottom-line beat, the combination of “potentially conservative” initial 2026 guidance and elevated buy-side expectations contributed to underperformance on “a risk-off day,” says the analyst, who adds that the firm’s Buy rating is “predicated on near-term bottom-line upside potential and the value of a defensive model in a risk-off backdrop.”
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