Where Have All the Penny-Pinchers Gone?

By Rick Munarriz – Jun 7, 2013 at 2:01PM

NYSE: DG

Dollar General

Market Cap

$23B

Today's Change

(0.56%) $0.58

Current Price

$104.16

Price as of October 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM ET

Dollar General follows Target and Wal-Mart into disappointment.

Shares of Dollar General (DG +0.56%) took a 9% hit on Tuesday after the company hosed down its guidance for the full fiscal year. The report follows disappointing results last month out of Wal-Mart (WMT 0.44%) and Target (TGT 0.82%).

In this video, longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz explains why this is a problematic trend -- and why Dollar General is actually holding up better than Wal-Mart and Target despite the more pronounced sell-off.

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Rick Munarriz is a contributing Motley Fool stock analyst and long-time contributor to the company’s free offerings and premium investing services, including Rule Breakers and Supernova. He has analyzed stocks across media and entertainment, retail and restaurants, and emerging technologies for The Motley Fool for 30 years. Rick holds an MBA from the University of Miami, once traveled the country with his band Paris By Air, and on weekends he can be seen on stage at Just The Funny theater in Miami as an improv comedy performer and co-owner. He is a regular guest on CNBC, Fox Business, BBC, and NPR for his expert stock analysis. He lives with his family in Miami and Celebration, Florida.

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