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In the latest session, Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) closed at $212.88 down -1.37% from its previous closing price of $215.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.33 million shares were traded. DRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $216.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $212.35.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Darden Restaurants, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 97.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.48. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 24912494592 and an Enterprise Value of 33033687040. As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.32. 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 0.49630988 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11844492 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 0.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.39%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DRI has traded an average of 1.49M shares per day and 1434580 over the past ten 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 88.00% stake in the company. Shares short for DRI as of 1749772800 were 4505265 with a Short Ratio of 3.02, 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
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DRI is 5.70, from 5.6 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026127933The 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.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI) is the result of assessments by 27.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.21, with high estimates of $2.39 and low estimates of $2.08.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.0 and $10.55 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.69. EPS for the following year is $11.44, with 27.0 analysts recommending between $11.77 and $11.14.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 23 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3.03B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $3.08B to a low estimate of $3B. As of the current estimate, Darden Restaurants, Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.76BFor the next quarter, 23 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.07B. There is a high estimate of $3.19B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.01B.
A total of 27 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DRI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $13.22B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.96B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $13.07B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.08BBased on 26 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.56B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.84B and the low estimate is $13.37B.
