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As of close of business last night, Darden Restaurants, Inc’s stock clocked out at $205.98, up 0.36% from its previous closing price of $205.24. In other words, the price has increased by $0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded. DRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $206.725 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $204.95.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of DRI’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 94.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.29. 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 3.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.26.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 30 ’25 when Williamson Laura B sold 1,157 shares for $204.70 per share. The transaction valued at 236,835 led to the insider holds 10,632 shares of the business.
Williamson Laura B sold 523 shares of DRI for $107,032 on Jul 30 ’25. The President, LongHorn Steakhouse now owns 5,423 shares after completing the transaction at $204.65 per share. On Jul 30 ’25, another insider, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSON, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 523 shares for $204.65 each.
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 24016238592 and an Enterprise Value of 31680129024. As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.623 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.592.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DRI is 0.71, which has changed by 0.3123089 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 $153.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.80%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that DRI traded 1.29M shares on average per day over the past three months and 950070 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 117.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.64M. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.27% stake in the company. Shares short for DRI as of 1755216000 were 4231822 with a Short Ratio of 3.29, compared to 1752537600 on 3756087. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4231822 and a Short% of Float of 4.8299997999999995.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 5.6, DRI has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.70. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027285129The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.71. The current Payout Ratio is 63.17% for DRI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-11-10 when the company split stock in a 10000:8939 ratio.
