DG

+4.0%⚪ No clear catalyst

Dollar General Corp. · Consumer Cyclical

$129.94Vol 2.26M · 1.0× normalMkt cap +$1.09Bafter · 2026-10-14 ET

What happened

Move

+4.0%

Price

$129.94

Volume

2.26M

1.0× normal

Market cap

$28.67B

+$1.09B today

Why it moved

No clear catalyst identified

No reliable news, earnings or analyst driver was found for this move. A move this size without an obvious driver is most likely flow/positioning-driven rather than a fundamentals story.

Additional context: Dollar General shares rallied 4.10% amid sector-wide store revamps and retail updates.

Verdict — was the move justified?

⚪ No clear catalyst

An unusually large move with no reliable catalyst identified — most likely flow/positioning-driven rather than news-driven.

How unusual is this move

σ score

2.4σ

vs own 20d volatility

Percentile

95th

of 1276 daily moves

Avg daily move

±1.5%

own 5y average

vs sector

+4.4%

beyond sector median

Today’s move is among the largest 5% of DG’s daily moves over the last 5 years — while the sector moved -0.5% and the market -0.6%.

What happened after similar moves

90 similar up moves in DG’s 5-year history:

After 5 days

+0.2%

52% higher

After 20 days

+3.0%

61% higher

Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.

Fundamental context

V 74G 26P 36H 45Q 85EW 35/65

Insider activity (90d): net selling $732.6K

Valuation context

P/E (TTM)

19.0

5y median 19.2

P/E percentile

48%

vs own 5y history

FCF yield

0.1%

Valuation sits near the middle of its own historical range (48th percentile).

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