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 38.6% and is now trading at $97.31.
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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 15 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) released its earnings results on Thursday, September, 24th. The restaurant operator reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.51. The restaurant operator had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.55 billion. Darden Restaurants had a negative net margin of 0.67% and a positive return on equity of 16.68%. The business's revenue was down 28.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share.
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Darden Restaurants declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, November 2nd. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.23%.
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Darden Restaurants issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, September, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.65-0.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.37. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.685 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.77 billion.

32 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Darden Restaurants' stock. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $135.00. On average, they anticipate Darden Restaurants' stock price to reach $92.10 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.4%.
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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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.91%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.81%), Viking Global Investors LP (2.30%), Newport Trust Co (2.00%), FMR LLC (1.27%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.80%). 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 California Public Employees Retirement System, AQR Capital Management LLC, Holocene Advisors LP, CWM LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Scout Investments Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., and Swiss National Bank. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Viking Global Investors LP, FMR LLC, Dorsal Capital Management LLC, Impala Asset Management LLC, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., and Victory Capital Management Inc.. 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 $97.31.

Darden Restaurants has a market capitalization of $12.64 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]