Darden Restaurants Stock Forecast, Price & News

Darden Restaurants' stock was trading at $70.21 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, DRI shares have increased by 37.6% and is now trading at $96.61.
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32 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Darden Restaurants in the last year. There are currently 13 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Darden Restaurants is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, December 17th 2020.
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September, 24th. The restaurant operator reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.51. The restaurant operator earned $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.55 billion. Darden Restaurants had a negative net margin of 2.60% and a positive return on equity of 12.45%. Darden Restaurants's revenue for the quarter was down 28.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share.
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Darden Restaurants announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, November 2nd. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 8th.
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Darden Restaurants updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, September, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.65-0.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.37. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.685 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.77 billion.

32 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Darden Restaurants' stock. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $135.00. On average, they expect Darden Restaurants' share price to reach $100.06 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.6% from the stock's current price.
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Darden Restaurants saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,610,000 shares, a decrease of 10.0% from the August 31st total of 6,230,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,440,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days.
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Darden Restaurants trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DRI."

Darden Restaurants' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Scout Investments Inc. (0.21%), QV Investors Inc. (0.11%), Polaris Wealth Advisory Group LLC (0.07%), Thompson Investment Management Inc. (0.04%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.04%) and Royal Fund Management LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Darden Restaurants stock include Charles M Sonsteby, Daniel J Kiernan, David C George, Douglas J Milanes, Eugene I Lee Jr, John W Madonna, M Shan Atkins, Matthew R Broad, Nana Mensah, Ricardo Cardenas, Todd Burrowes and William S Simon.
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DRI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Fortem Financial Group LLC, Polaris Wealth Advisory Group LLC, Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., and First Midwest Bank Trust Division. Company insiders that have sold Darden Restaurants company stock in the last year include Douglas J Milanes, and Nana Mensah.
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DRI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including QV Investors Inc., CX Institutional, Avantax Advisory Services Inc., Royal Fund Management LLC, Brandywine Oak Private Wealth LLC, Busey Wealth Management, Thompson Investment Management Inc., and IBM Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have bought Darden Restaurants stock in the last two years include Charles M Sonsteby, David C George, Eugene I Lee Jr, M Shan Atkins, Matthew R Broad, Ricardo Cardenas, and Todd Burrowes.
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Shares of DRI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of DRI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $96.61.

Darden Restaurants has a market capitalization of $12.58 billion and generates $7.81 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $-52,400,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $3.13 on an earnings per share basis. Darden Restaurants employs 177,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Darden Restaurants is www.darden.com.

Darden Restaurants' mailing address is 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL, 32837. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 407-245-4000 or via email at [email protected]