Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI - Get Free Report) is expected to issue its Q4 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Friday, June 20th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.92 per share and revenue of $3.25 billion for the quarter. Darden Restaurants has set its FY 2025 guidance at 9.450-9.520 EPS and its FY25 guidance at $9.45-$9.52 EPS.
Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 20th. The restaurant operator reported $2.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.80. The firm had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.22 billion. Darden Restaurants had a return on equity of 50.12% and a net margin of 9.01%. Darden Restaurants's revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.60 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Darden Restaurants to post $10 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Darden Restaurants Stock Performance
Shares of DRI traded down $0.77 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $217.04. The stock had a trading volume of 1,329,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,324,392. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The company has a market cap of $25.40 billion, a PE ratio of 24.86, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.75. Darden Restaurants has a fifty-two week low of $135.87 and a fifty-two week high of $220.79. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $204.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $193.93.
Darden Restaurants Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were paid a dividend of $1.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.58%. Darden Restaurants's payout ratio is 63.13%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Darden Restaurants news, SVP John W. Madonna sold 1,806 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.88, for a total transaction of $375,431.28. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 7,192 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,495,072.96. This represents a 20.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Laura B. Williamson sold 2,289 shares of Darden Restaurants stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.26, for a total transaction of $474,418.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 10,056 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,084,206.56. This trade represents a 18.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 24,613 shares of company stock worth $5,121,492. 0.58% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Stephens lifted their price target on shares of Darden Restaurants from $178.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Darden Restaurants from $218.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Darden Restaurants from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Guggenheim increased their target price on Darden Restaurants from $205.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Darden Restaurants from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Darden Restaurants presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $205.92.
Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants Company Profile
(
Get Free Report)
Darden Restaurants, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger brand names.
Further Reading
Before you consider Darden Restaurants, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Darden Restaurants wasn't on the list.
While Darden Restaurants currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising.
Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.
Link copied to clipboard.
