Dollar General is not performing as expected given the current backdrop, according to Morgan Stanley.
"DG's business has not proven as resilient through this current cycle as we expected given its backbone of high consumables mix and its usual status as a trade down beneficiary."
Dollar General shares are down more than 32% year to date.
A chunk of those losses came Thursday after the discount retailer reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter.
DG YTD mountain Dollar General stock has slipped more than 32% from the start of the year.
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