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After finishing at $217.46 in the prior trading day, Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) closed at $215.97, down -0.69%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.42 million shares were traded. DRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $218.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $215.47.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of DRI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 99.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.82. 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, Oppenheimer on June 18, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $250 from $230 previously.
On June 13, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Underperform but kept the price unchanged to $210.
Bernstein Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on January 22, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $180 to $215.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 24 ’25 when Milanes Douglas J. sold 11,948 shares for $222.08 per share. The transaction valued at 2,653,356 led to the insider holds 147 shares of the business.
Vennam Rajesh sold 5,780 shares of DRI for $1,284,403 on Jun 24 ’25. The SVP, CFO now owns 4,555 shares after completing the transaction at $222.22 per share. On Jun 24 ’25, another insider, Connelly Susan M., who serves as the SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer of the company, sold 4,735 shares for $223.78 each. As a result, the insider received 1,059,586 and left with 4,602 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 25448609792 and an Enterprise Value of 32799488000. As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.716 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.016.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DRI is 0.74, which has changed by 0.42724025 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 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 $135.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.59%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2023940 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 117.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.72M. Insiders hold about 0.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.98% stake in the company. Shares short for DRI as of 1749772800 were 4505265 with a Short Ratio of 3.01, 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
In the trailing 12 months, DRI’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.6, compared to 5.60 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02575186The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.74. The current Payout Ratio is 63.21% for DRI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-10 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.
