Dollar General Corp. vs Micron Technology, Inc. — how do they compare? Dollar General Corp. trades at $120.07 (market cap $27.00B), while Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $896.84 (market cap $972.41B). The key difference: Micron Technology, Inc. is far larger — about 36× Dollar General Corp.'s market cap, and Dollar General Corp. pays the higher dividend (1.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DG | MU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.00B | $972.41B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $156.26 | $1.21K |
52-Week Low | $95.94 | $115.79 |
Enterprise Value | $41.45B | $952.76B |
Dividend Yield | 1.93% | 0.06% |
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A leading American discount retailer, Dollar General operates over 18,000 stores in 47 states, selling branded and private-label products across a wide variety of categories. In fiscal 2021, 77% of net sales came from consumables (including paper and cleaning products, packaged and perishable food, tobacco, and health and beauty items), 12% from seasonal merchandise (such as toys, greeting cards, decorations, and gardening supplies), 7% from home products (for example, kitchen supplies, small appliances, and cookware), and 4% from basic apparel. Stores average roughly 7,400 square feet, and about 75% of Dollar General locations are in towns of 20,000 or fewer people. The firm emphasizes value, with most of its items sold at everyday low prices of $5 or less.
Read more on DG →Micron historically focused on designing and manufacturing DRAM for PCs. The firm then expanded into the NAND flash memory market. It increased its DRAM scale with the purchase of Elpida (completed in mid-2013) and Inotera (completed in December 2016). The firm's DRAM and NAND products tailored to PCs, data centers, smartphones, game consoles, automotives, and other computing devices.
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