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The price of Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) closed at $209.48 in the last session, up 0.07% from day before closing price of $209.34. In other words, the price has increased by $0.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.17 million shares were traded. DRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $210.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $208.06.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at DRI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 96.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.28 and its Current Ratio is at 0.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.57.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Melius on July 14, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $240.
On June 18, 2025, Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $230 to $250.
Jefferies Upgraded its Underperform to Hold on June 13, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $210.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 01 ’25 when ATKINS M SHAN sold 1,014 shares for $220.33 per share. The transaction valued at 223,411 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Broad Matthew R sold 6,949 shares of DRI for $1,514,916 on Jun 30 ’25. The SVP General Counsel now owns 14,367 shares after completing the transaction at $218.00 per share. On Jul 01 ’25, another insider, Broad Matthew R, who serves as the SVP General Counsel of the company, sold 733 shares for $218.50 each. As a result, the insider received 160,159 and left with 14,367 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DRI now has a Market Capitalization of 24514605056 and an Enterprise Value of 33033687040. As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.735 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.137.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DRI is 0.75, which has changed by 0.4415084 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DRI has reached a high of $228.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $138.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.37%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, DRI traded on average about 1.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1207480 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 117.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.71M. Insiders hold about 0.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.10% stake in the company. Shares short for DRI as of 1749772800 were 4505265 with a Short Ratio of 2.99, compared to 1747267200 on 5403987. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4505265 and a Short% of Float of 5.2199997.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for DRI is 5.70, which was 5.6 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02675074The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.72. The current Payout Ratio is 63.21% for DRI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1752105600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-11-10 when the company split stock in a 10000:8939 ratio.
