Shares of Dollar General (NYSE: DG) were among the winners last month as the discount retailer soared on better-than-expected results in its first-quarter earnings report and benefited from an upward trend in the stock market over the rest of the month.
In the end, it was enough to push the retail stock up 18% for June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
As you can see from the chart below, nearly all of the stock’s gains came on the earnings report early in the month.