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Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) closed the day trading at $193.46 down -0.69% from the previous closing price of $194.81. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of DRI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 93.84 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.72. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.23 and its Current Ratio is at 0.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.89 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.64.
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 the company, Bernstein on January 22, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $215 from $180 previously.
On December 05, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $183.
Evercore ISI Upgraded its In-line to Outperform on September 20, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $165 to $205.
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 Jan 30 ’25 when Milanes Douglas J. sold 7,892 shares for $195.95 per share. The transaction valued at 1,546,434 led to the insider holds 3,914 shares of the business.
DOUGLAS J MILANES bought 7,892 shares of DRI for $1,546,434 on Jan 30 ’25. On Jan 21 ’25, another insider, Broad Matthew R, who serves as the SVP General Counsel of the company, sold 12,759 shares for $187.37 each. As a result, the insider received 2,390,707 and left with 14,328 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.95.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, DRI has reached a high of $201.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $135.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.50%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 117.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.64M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.12% stake in the company.
