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In the latest session, Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) closed at $207.99 up 0.26% from its previous closing price of $207.45. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.95 million shares were traded. DRI stock price reached its highest trading level at $211.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $206.415.
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 102.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.24 and its Current Ratio is at 0.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.73.
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 Mar 25 ’25 when Martin Melvin John sold 5,091 shares for $208.69 per share. The transaction valued at 1,062,431 led to the insider holds 12,655 shares of the business.
King Sarah H. sold 8,681 shares of DRI for $1,799,316 on Mar 25 ’25. The SVP, Chief People Officer now owns 535 shares after completing the transaction at $207.27 per share. On Mar 25 ’25, another insider, Kiernan Daniel J., who serves as the President, Olive Garden of the company, sold 17,048 shares for $206.51 each. As a result, the insider received 3,520,580 and left with 27,355 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 24365404160 and an Enterprise Value of 31984427008. As of this moment, Darden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.32. 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 2.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.719 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.239.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DRI is 0.95, which has changed by 0.24366176 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DRI has reached a high of $210.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $135.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.43%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DRI has traded an average of 1.23M shares per day and 1592630 over the past ten days. A total of 117.15M 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 1741910400 were 4776302 with a Short Ratio of 3.90, compared to 1739491200 on 4977788. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4776302 and a Short% of Float of 5.52.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for DRI is 5.51, from 5.51 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026560618The 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 1744243200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-11-10 when the company split stock in a 10000:8939 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI) is currently being evaluated by 27.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.96, with high estimates of $2.12 and low estimates of $1.88.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.52 and $9.46 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.5. EPS for the following year is $10.73, with 28.0 analysts recommending between $11.0 and $10.09.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 24 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3.25B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $3.33B to a low estimate of $3.21B. As of the current estimate, Darden Restaurants, Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.96BFor the next quarter, 24 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.03B. There is a high estimate of $3.08B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.01B.
A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DRI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.06B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.39BBased on 26 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.13B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.48B and the low estimate is $12.79B.
