Dollar General Should Avoid Dollar Tree's Fate in Q3

When Dollar General (NYSE: DG) reports third-quarter earnings this week, it's not likely to get the same drubbing suffered by rival Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR), which missed analyst expectations even though its turnaround efforts at Family Dollar continue to show gains. Dollar Tree's stock has plunged 15% in the past week.

Dollar General doesn't have the drag of trying to right a listing ship, as its own business has been operating at peak levels. There's therefore little reason to expect its financial results will cause its stock price to melt down.

With earnings due out on Thursday, Dec. 5, let's look at what Dollar General investors can expect from the deep discounter.

Source Fool.com