3 More of the Hottest Stocks in the S&P 500 Heading Into the New Year

Dollar General is expanding and becoming more profitable. Expedia stock is having a moment due to increased travel demand.

The Motley Fool • Dec 11, 2025

Top 2 Defensive Stocks You May Want To Dump This Quarter

As of Dec. 11, 2025, two stocks in the consumer staples sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.

Benzinga • Dec 11, 2025

Breadth Rates, & Sentiment: The Bull Case Builds

Improving market breadth, supportive interest rates, and cautious sentiment provide a bullish backdrop for U.S. equities. As more stocks participate and the Fed eases policy near record highs, the foundation for further market gains strengthens.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 11, 2025

Stock Of The Day: Has Dollar General Reversed?

Dollar General Corporation  (NYSE: DG) is gaining a little ground on Tuesday. The stock was strong ahead of its earnings report, but despite today's move, the overall trend may have reversed.

Benzinga • Dec 9, 2025

Dollar Stores Top Mag-7 in 2025: Time for Value & Dividend ETFs?

Artificial intelligence (AI) may be a hot growth theme right now, but there's an indication that the underlying trend shows a preference for value. Two of the best-performing stocks of 2025 reflect something entirely different — the real condition of the U.S. economy.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 9, 2025

Dollar General Shows Discount Retail Is Thriving In Tough Economy

Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) delivered a strong third-quarter earnings beat and lifted its full-year outlook, signaling improving profitability and steady demand as budget-conscious shoppers across income levels continue to seek value amid a choppy macroeconomic backdrop.

Benzinga • Dec 8, 2025

Dollar General May Be Attracting Higher-Income Remote Workers

Dollar General is rated a buy, leveraging its rural footprint to attract higher-income remote workers and drive incremental growth. DG's Q3 results showed 4.58% revenue growth, 2.5% same-store sales growth, and 107 bps gross margin expansion, despite core customers' economic pressures. Store remodels (Project Renovate/Elevate) and third-party delivery partnerships are expected to boost comps and retain new, higher-income customers.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 8, 2025

Dollar Store Earnings Q3 2025

We have all heard about the “K-shaped” economy, and looking at how dollar stores' stocks fared so far this year certainly seems to give credence to such a theory. DG and DLTR had 2.5% and 4.2% same-store sales growth, respectively, in 3Q'25. They both make WMT's SSS number look even better, as WMT reported 4.5% SSS in 3Q'25 despite being ~17x the size of DG. I have always thought the core moat for DG is their convenient locations, but as consumer behavior and expectations are changing in how they shop, this moat may be gradually eroding.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 8, 2025

Dollar General Beats Estimates by 36% as Dollar Tree Stumbles

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) both reported November quarter results this week with wildly different outcomes.

24/7 Wall Street • Dec 7, 2025

Dollar General Analysts Increase Their Forecasts Following Better-Than-Expected Q3 Earnings

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) reported better-than-expected third-quarter fiscal 2025 results and raised its full-year guidance on Thursday.

Benzinga • Dec 5, 2025