We recently published 10 Stocks Jim Cramer Discussed As He Asserted He Could Beat The Government’s Numbers. Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed.
Discount retailer Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG)’s shares have performed well in 2025. They have gained 53% year-to-date and have reversed the 2024 trend, where the firm struggled due to competition from mega retailers Walmart and Costco. Additionally, Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) has also managed to protect itself from worries about the impact of tariffs on its low-cost business model. Cramer’s previous comments about the firm have indicated that the firm’s data about slowing consumer spending might be questionable. Here are his latest thoughts about Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG):
“[On why ELF was selling its products in Dollar General] Because it’s the last one. The shorts are telling me, not that I listen to the shorts, but the shorts are saying, what’s after Dollar General? Is there anything after?
Previously, Cramer discussed Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG)’s consumer spending estimates:
“I had a, this outfit called HundredX on last night, it was a terrific Goldman guy who’s left Goldman to do this. Robert Pace. The indications of spend for the consumer, it’s going up. I mean, nothing is as it seems. I mean his work is just superb and it just says, right now the consumer is actually looking to spend more, maybe much more. That’s not what you get from Dollar Tree, Dollar General.”
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