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Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Consumer Goods Companies: Dollar General (DG) and Kroger Company (KR)

Tipranks - Tipranks - Thu Jun 4, 4:44AM CDT

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Consumer Goods sector with new ratings on Dollar General (DG) and Kroger Company (KR).

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Dollar General (DG)

Wells Fargo analyst Edward Kelly maintained a Hold rating on Dollar General yesterday and set a price target of $125.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $106.27.

According to TipRanks.com, Kelly is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 10.5% and a 64.6% success rate. Kelly covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holding, Bj’s Wholesale Club Holdings, and Grocery Outlet Holding. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Dollar General with a $146.59 average price target, a 29.4% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 27, Deutsche Bank also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $110.00 price target.

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Kroger Company (KR)

Jefferies analyst Scott Marks CFA reiterated a Buy rating on Kroger Company today and set a price target of $80.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $61.56.

According to TipRanks.com, CFA has currently 0 stars on a ranking scale of 0-5 stars, with an average return of -14.9% and a 26.4% success rate. CFA covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Mondelez International, Lamb Weston Holdings, and The Hershey Company. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Kroger Company is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $75.51, which is a 21.9% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 21, TipRanks – Google also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $76.00 price target.

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