We recently published a list of 10 Oversold Value Stocks To Buy Right Now. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) stands against the other oversold value stocks.
After Trump’s victory in the presidential election, US stocks surged to record highs. Much of the stock market’s history reveals that value stocks have outperformed their growthier counterparts but the trend has reversed over the last decade. With mega-sized technology stocks especially those driven by AI dominating, the reverse trend intensified. It is important to consider that the Morningstar US Large Growth Index has returned 258% and the Morningstar US Large Value Index has returned 148% in the last decade, reflecting a significant difference.
Growth stocks looked unstoppable until a week in July when the Morningstar growth index fell 3.97% while the value index climbed 3.39%. This was when the investors were confident about the interest rate cuts that were to be executed in the later part of the year. Thus, it looked like they shifted their focus from big tech to more underperforming sectors.
Over the next year, the outlook for value stocks looks bright as concluded by Bankrate’s quarterly Market Mavens Survey. The survey revealed that experts see value-priced equities outperforming over the next four quarters. 42% of respondents preferred value stocks to growth stock over the next year while 33% think returns will be about the same.
When leading investing professionals were asked whether value stocks or growth stocks would offer greater returns over the next year, they put forward different reasons for their preferences. While the view regarding value outperforming growth at the start of a rate-cutting cycle was noticed in the responses, one of the experts inclined towards value stocks by stating:
“If the Fed is cutting rates because the economy is faltering, market participants are apt to seek out the best growth opportunities in a weakening growth environment. However, if economic growth holds up and rates come down, value would be the place to be for the best return prospects.”
Others were of the opinion that falling inflation and interest rates would benefit both classes equally.
A busy shopping aisle filled with discounted items in a retail store.
Our Methodology
In order to compile a list of the 10 oversold value stocks to buy right now, we first used a stock screener to identify value stocks that have fallen by at least 30% year-to-date and are trading at a forward P/E ratio under 15, as of November 22. We focused on companies trading in industries including consumer staples, financials, legacy healthcare, industrials, and materials. Finally, we ranked the stocks in ascending order of their hedge fund holders, as of Q3 data.
At Insider Monkey we are obsessed with the stocks that hedge funds pile into. The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points (see more details here).
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG)
Year-to-Date Decline: 47.36%
Forward PE: 11.38
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 45
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) is an American chain of discount stores. Since its founding in 1939, the firm has delivered affordability on food, beauty, health, home, and office essentials, as well as seasonal items from the most trusted brands in America along with Dollar General’s high-quality private brands.
Dollar General Corporation has long served as America’s neighborhood general store now penetrating more customers in more communities than ever before. The firm boasts an extensive footprint encompassing the company’s 20,345 Dollar General, DG Market, DGX, and pOpshelf stores across the United States and Mi Súper Dollar General stores in Mexico, as of August. Since the retail market can be challenging, the firm tends to navigate efficiently through difficult macroeconomic conditions by offering a unique combination of value and convenience as in the preceding year 2023.
During its fiscal 2024 second quarter ended August 2, the net sales of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) increased 4.2% to $10.2 billion while Same-Store Sales increased 0.5%. The CEO was not satisfied with the financial results with the top line below expectations. Softer sales were partly attributed to a financially constrained consumer base. However, the firm is focusing on improving what it can control, the in-store experience and its value and convenience offering.
Therefore, Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) has earned itself an attractive spot as America’s neighborhood general store spanning the national footprint and being the low-cost operator. As of Q3, the stock is held by 45 hedge funds.
Overall, DG ranks 3rd on our list of oversold value stocks to buy right now. While we acknowledge the potential of DG as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some deeply undervalued AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for a deeply undervalued AI stock that is more promising than DG but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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