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In the latest session, Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) closed at $188.15 up 0.04% from its previous closing price of $188.07. In other words, the price has increased by $0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.53 million shares were traded. DRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $189.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $186.925.
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 91.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.13. 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:
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 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:
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 22041206784 and an Enterprise Value of 29925099520. As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.584 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.526.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DRI is 0.99, which has changed by 0.15259743 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DRI has reached a high of $203.12, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $135.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.76%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DRI has traded an average of 1.27M shares per day and 1291060 over the past ten days. A total of 117.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.67M. Insiders hold about 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.42% stake in the company. Shares short for DRI as of 1740700800 were 4606381 with a Short Ratio of 3.63, compared to 1738281600 on 5186833. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4606381 and a Short% of Float of 5.33.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DRI is 5.51, from 5.42 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028819056The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.84. The current Payout Ratio is 61.60% for DRI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1736467200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-11-10 when the company split stock in a 10000:8939 ratio.
