Jim Cramer on Dollar General: "It Remains Terrific"

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shared his opinion on. A caller noted that Cramer recommended the stock last year, and he commented:

I know who you’re talking about. Dollar General… okay. I went to Dollar General… The reason I recommend this stock, I had a fabulous experience at my Dollar General… It was much better than before. I went aisle by aisle by aisle. I know they were thinking what are you, casing the joint? What’s he casing the joint? Because if I want to do a good job for you… I take the stuff that Wall Street does. I take a look at the conference calls, and then I go into my own aisles and see what’s going on. And Dollar General was terrific, and you know what? It remains terrific.

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) sells everyday essentials, including food, household items, personal care products, and apparel at affordable prices. In addition, it provides seasonal goods, pet supplies, and home products. Cramer mentioned the company during the January 8 episode, as he remarked:

How about the plight of the consumer staples cohort? This was the second worst group in the market last year, was up just 1.3%. How about some standouts? The dollar stores, they did well, with Dollar General and Dollar Tree checking off tariff worries to rally 75 and 64%, respectively. Monster Beverage also had a good year, up 46%, and the long-hated Estee Lauder mounted a recovery, up 40%. That was just, wasn’t a dead cat bounce, but man, that stock had fallen way too low. Philip Morris International posted 33% gain. Walmart… up 23%, beating the market. You know now I like the underperforming Costco, and I accept that the dollar stores will just keep running. They are Wall Street faves, but the rest of the sector, really awful.

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