Darden Restaurants Company Profile (NYSE:DRI)

About Darden Restaurants

Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a full-service restaurant company. The Company owned and operated 1,536 restaurants through its subsidiaries in the United States and Canada, as of May 29, 2016. The Company's segments include Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Fine Dining (which includes The Capital Grille, and Eddie V's Prime Seafood and Wildfish Seafood Grille (Eddie V's)) and Other Business (which includes Yard House, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, consumer-packaged goods and franchise revenues). As of May 29, 2016, the Company also had 50 restaurants operated by independent third parties pursuant to area development and franchise agreements. Olive Garden's menu includes a range of authentic Italian foods featuring fresh ingredients and a selection of imported Italian wines. LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants feature a range of menu items, including fresh steaks and chicken, as well as salmon, shrimp, ribs, pork chops, burgers and prime rib.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Industry: Restaurants
Sub-Industry: Restaurants
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: DRI
CUSIP: 23719410

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $60.63
50 Day Moving Average: $62.10
200 Day Moving Average: $64.04
52-Week Range: $53.38 - $69.00
Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.92
Foreward P/E Ratio: 14.20
P/E Growth: 1.05
Market Cap: $7.65B
Outstanding Shares: 126,215,000
Beta: 0.52

Profitability:

Net Margins: 5.41%
Return on Equity: 21.95%
Return on Assets: 8.96%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23%
Current Ratio: 0.69%
Quick Ratio: 0.54%

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Consensus Ratings for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Sell Ratings, 10 Hold Ratings, 11 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.39)
Consensus Price Target:	$70.53 (16.33% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/28/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$68.00
9/27/2016	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$67.00
9/8/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
9/7/2016	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$70.00
9/1/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$64.00
8/25/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$76.00
8/22/2016	Canaccord Genuity	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$74.00
7/26/2016	Stifel Nicolaus	Downgrade	Hold -> Sell	$53.00
7/6/2016	Guggenheim	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
7/5/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$76.00
7/2/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$66.00 -> $64.00
7/1/2016	BTIG Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$75.00
7/1/2016	Maxim Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$77.00 -> $74.00
6/28/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform	$70.00
6/23/2016	Tigress Financial	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy
5/26/2016	Sanford C. Bernstein	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
5/16/2016	Sterne Agee CRT	Reiterated Rating	Buy
4/16/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Boost Price Target	Buy	$73.00 -> $75.00
4/6/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy
4/6/2016	Barclays PLC	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$81.00 -> $80.00
1/29/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Downgrade	Market Perform -> Underperform
12/30/2015	Argus	Reiterated Rating	Hold
10/7/2015	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$71.00
7/1/2015	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$74.00
5/27/2015	KeyCorp	Set Price Target	Overweight	$70.00 -> $80.00
3/23/2015	Bank of America Corp.	Set Price Target	Sell	$55.00
3/23/2015	Miller Tabak	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$67.00 -> $75.00
3/23/2015	Telsey Advisory Group	Upgrade	Market Perform -> Outperform	$61.00 -> $77.00
10/2/2014	ING Group	Reiterated Rating	Positive

(Data available from 9/30/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/4/2016	Q117	$0.82		$1.72 billion			N/A
6/30/2016	Q416	$1.08	$1.10		$1.79 billion	View	Listen
4/5/2016	Q316	$1.19	$1.21		$1.85 billion	View	N/A
12/18/2015	Q216	$0.42	$0.54		$1.61 billion	View	N/A
9/22/2015	Q116	$0.58	$0.68		$1.69 billion	View	Listen
6/23/2015	Q415	$0.93	$1.08		$1.88 billion	View	N/A
3/20/2015	Q315	$0.84	$0.99		$1.73 billion	View	N/A
12/16/2014	Q215	$0.27	$0.28	$1.55 billion	$1.56 billion	View	N/A
9/12/2014	Q115	$0.32	$0.32		$1.60 billion	View	N/A
6/20/2014	Q414	$0.94	$0.65	$2.33 billion	$2.32 billion	View	N/A
3/21/2014	Q314	$0.82	$0.82	$2.26 billion	$2.23 billion	View	N/A
12/19/2013	Q2	$0.21	$0.15	$2.07 billion	$2.05 billion	View	Listen
9/20/2013	Q114	$0.70	$0.53	$2.20 billion	$2.16 billion	View	N/A
6/21/2013	Q4 2013	$1.04	$1.01	$2.27 billion	$2.30 billion	View	N/A
3/22/2013	Q3 2013	$1.01	$1.02	$2.26 billion	$2.26 billion	View	N/A
12/20/2012	Q2 2013	$0.26	$0.26	$1.95 billion	$1.96 billion	View	N/A
9/21/2012	Q113	$0.84	$0.85	$2.03 billion	$2.03 billion	View	N/A
6/22/2012		$1.15	$1.15			View	N/A
3/23/2012		$1.23	$1.25			View	N/A
12/17/2011		$0.42	$0.41			View	N/A
9/28/2011		$0.78	$0.78			View	N/A
6/30/2011		$1.00	$1.00			View	N/A
3/24/2011		$1.05	$1.08			View	N/A
12/20/2010		$0.54	$0.54	$1.73 billion	$1.73 billion	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.87 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.27 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	9	$1.04	$1.21	$1.12
Q2 2016	5	$1.04	$1.27	$1.10
Q3 2016	3	$0.75	$0.92	$0.83
Q4 2016	4	$0.55	$1.08	$0.94
Q1 2017	4	$0.81	$0.87	$0.84
Q2 2017	4	$0.57	$0.68	$0.62
Q3 2017	3	$1.21	$1.36	$1.28
Q4 2017	3	$1.10	$1.14	$1.12
Q1 2018	1	$0.95	$0.95	$0.95
Q4 2018	1	$1.21	$1.21	$1.21

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)

Annual Dividend:	$2.24
Dividend Yield:	3.69%
Dividend Growth:	5.80% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	76.98% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 57.88% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 52.46% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/29/2016	quarterly	$0.56		10/5/2016	10/10/2016	11/1/2016
6/30/2016	quarterly	$0.56	3.56%	7/7/2016	7/11/2016	8/1/2016
3/31/2016	quarterly	$0.50	2.98%	4/7/2016	4/11/2016	5/2/2016
12/21/2015	quarterly	$0.50	3.14%	1/6/2016	1/8/2016	2/1/2016
12/18/2015	quarterly	$0.50			1/8/2016	2/16/2016
9/17/2015	quarterly	$0.55	3.17%	10/7/2015	10/9/2015	11/2/2015
6/18/2015	quarterly	$0.55	3.19%	7/8/2015	7/10/2015	8/3/2015
3/20/2015	quarterly	$0.55	3.18%	4/8/2015	4/10/2015	5/1/2015
12/16/2014	quarterly	$0.55	3.85%	1/7/2015	1/9/2015	2/2/2015
9/12/2014	quarterly	$0.55	4.41%	10/8/2014	10/10/2014	11/3/2014
6/20/2014	quarterly	$0.55	4.61%	7/8/2014	7/10/2014	8/1/2014
3/21/2014	quarterly	$0.55		4/8/2014	4/10/2014	5/1/2014
3/21/2014	quarterly	$0.55	4.34%	4/8/2014	4/10/2014	5/5/2014
12/19/2013	quarterly	$0.55	4.31%	1/8/2014	1/10/2014	2/3/2014
9/20/2013	quarterly	$0.55	4.76%	10/8/2013	10/10/2013	11/1/2013
6/21/2013	quarterly	$0.55			7/10/2013	8/1/2013
3/22/2013	quarterly	$0.50	3.97%	4/8/2013	4/10/2013	5/1/2013
12/20/2012	quarterly	$0.50	4.43%	1/8/2013	1/10/2013	2/1/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.69%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 94.57%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
7/7/2016	James P Fogarty	Director	Buy	3,000	$61.70	$185,100.00
4/12/2016	Alan N Stillman	Director	Sell	2,000	$63.50	$127,000.00
3/18/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	63,859	$67.94	$4,338,580.46
3/14/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	370,566	$67.71	$25,091,023.86
3/9/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	315,575	$66.82	$21,086,721.50
3/8/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	5,852	$65.17	$381,374.84
3/7/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	135,996	$65.16	$8,861,499.36
3/3/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	320,298	$64.65	$20,707,265.70
2/29/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	303,206	$63.95	$19,390,023.70
2/24/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	166,483	$63.02	$10,491,758.66
2/23/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	5,065	$63.79	$323,096.35
2/22/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	164,200	$62.15	$10,205,030.00
2/1/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	320,000	$63.42	$20,294,400.00
1/26/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	700,000	$62.00	$43,400,000.00
1/11/2016	Jeffrey C Smith	Director	Sell	1,300,000	$62.50	$81,250,000.00
12/22/2015	David C. George	insider	Sell	40,008	$63.78	$2,551,710.24
12/22/2015	Eugene I. Lee, Jr.	CEO	Sell	111,695	$63.60	$7,103,802.00
9/25/2015	James P Fogarty	Director	Buy	2,900	$70.50	$204,450.00
7/23/2015	C Bradford Richmond	SVP	Sell	15,620	$75.09	$1,172,905.80
7/22/2015	Valerie L Insignares	Insider	Sell	5,090	$74.12	$377,270.80
7/16/2015	C Bradford Richmond	SVP	Sell	15,000	$72.90	$1,093,500.00
6/26/2015	David C George	Insider	Sell	11,768	$71.46	$840,941.28
4/7/2015	Eugene I Lee Jr	CEO	Buy	7,600	$66.29	$503,804.00
3/27/2015	Valerie L Insignares	Insider	Sell	20,107	$68.57	$1,378,736.99
3/24/2015	C Bradford Richmond	CFO	Sell	66,863	$69.69	$4,659,682.47
3/24/2015	R. Lothrop David	SVP	Sell	18,266	$69.42	$1,268,025.72
1/28/2015	C Bradford Richmond	CFO	Sell	1,808	$62.00	$112,096.00
12/29/2014	R. Lothrop David	SVP	Sell	9,239	$58.75	$542,791.25
12/22/2014	C Bradford Richmond	CFO	Sell	5,137	$57.67	$296,250.79
10/28/2014	C Bradford Richmond	CFO	Sell	31,735	$52.06	$1,652,124.10
10/28/2014	Robert S Mcadam	SVP	Sell	31,762	$52.02	$1,652,259.24
10/28/2014	Valerie L Insignares	Insider	Sell	30,000	$52.00	$1,560,000.00
10/23/2014	R. Lothrop David	SVP	Sell	11,250	$50.29	$565,762.50
8/1/2014	Daisy Ng	SVP	Sell	12,500	$46.53	$581,625.00
1/8/2014	Cornelius Mcgillicudy III	Director	Sell	3,000	$51.92	$155,760.00
1/3/2014	Salli Setta	Insider	Sell	20,900	$53.43	$1,116,687.00
12/23/2013	C Bradford Richmond	CFO	Sell	20,750	$54.44	$1,129,630.00
12/23/2013	Clarence Otis, Jr.	CEO	Sell	52,500	$53.88	$2,828,700.00
10/18/2013	C Bradford Richmond	CFO	Sell	6,310	$52.02	$328,246.20
10/17/2013	Valerie L Insignares	Insider	Sell	10,800	$50.00	$540,000.00
10/15/2013	David C George	Insider	Sell	27,299	$51.06	$1,393,886.94
10/15/2013	Maria Sastre	Director	Sell	3,000	$51.06	$153,180.00
10/11/2013	David Pickens	Insider	Sell	31,500	$49.66	$1,564,290.00
7/18/2013	Kim A Lopdrup	SVP	Sell	63,000	$50.01	$3,150,630.00
1/11/2013	William M Lewis Jr	Director	Buy	11,000	$44.91	$494,010.00
10/2/2012	James J Buettgen	CMO	Sell	65,288	$55.43	$3,618,913.84

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)

Date	Headline
	More Food at Olive Garden and Carrabba's May Be a Problem (NYSE:DRI) www.fool.com - September 29 at 6:19 PM
	Darden Restaurants' Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (NYSE:DRI) www.publicnow.com - September 29 at 4:40 PM
	DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers (NYSE:DRI) biz.yahoo.com - September 29 at 9:39 AM
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	How Does Darden Plan to Expand Its Business? (NYSE:DRI) marketrealist.com - September 29 at 9:39 AM
	BRIEF-Darden Restaurants says Jean Birch resigned as a member of board of directors (NYSE:DRI) feeds.reuters.com - September 28 at 5:30 PM
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	Darden Restaurants, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : DRI-US : September 26, 2016 (NYSE:DRI) www.capitalcube.com - September 26 at 9:24 AM
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	Olive Garden's unlimited pasta pass could hurt the chain (NYSE:DRI) finance.yahoo.com - September 16 at 4:33 PM
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