Dollar General trades at 20 times forward earnings and pays a forward dividend yield of 2.2%. Dollar Tree trades at 21 times forward earnings but doesn't pay a dividend.

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Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) has been one of the most interesting value retail stories to follow in recent quarters. After years ...