Darden Restaurants (DRI) Competitors $193.32 -0.17 (-0.09%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$191.89 -1.44 (-0.74%) As of 10/3/2025 06:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DRI vs. BJRI, CAKE, PLAY, TXRH, ARCO, DIN, EAT, FDX, CMG, and YUMShould you be buying Darden Restaurants stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Darden Restaurants include BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Brinker International (EAT), FedEx (FDX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), and Yum! Brands (YUM). Darden Restaurants vs. Its Competitors BJ's Restaurants Cheesecake Factory Dave & Buster's Entertainment Texas Roadhouse Arcos Dorados Dine Brands Global Brinker International FedEx Chipotle Mexican Grill Yum! Brands Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) and BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Do analysts prefer DRI or BJRI? Darden Restaurants presently has a consensus price target of $225.96, suggesting a potential upside of 16.88%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus price target of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.85%. Given BJ's Restaurants' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BJ's Restaurants is more favorable than Darden Restaurants.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Darden Restaurants 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.66BJ's Restaurants 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor DRI or BJRI? In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 21 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 0 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. Darden Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat BJ's Restaurants' score of 0.00 indicating that Darden Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Darden Restaurants Positive BJ's Restaurants Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, DRI or BJRI? Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, DRI or BJRI? Darden Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than BJ's Restaurants. Darden Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Restaurants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDarden Restaurants$12.08B1.86$1.05B$9.3320.72BJ's Restaurants$1.36B0.51$16.69M$1.1926.49 Is DRI or BJRI more profitable? Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 8.90% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 1.99%. Darden Restaurants' return on equity of 52.35% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Darden Restaurants8.90% 52.35% 9.15% BJ's Restaurants 1.99%11.73%4.27% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DRI or BJRI? 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryDarden Restaurants beats BJ's Restaurants on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DRI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDarden RestaurantsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$22.47B$10.99B$27.55B$21.82BDividend Yield3.11%3.17%172.45%3.54%P/E Ratio20.7231.9620.3329.81Price / Sales1.861.889.0467.73Price / Cash13.7315.0117.6318.31Price / Book9.794.465.184.65Net Income$1.05B$405.78M$908.96M$1.00B7 Day Performance2.57%0.51%1.37%2.07%1 Month Performance-8.05%-2.39%2.67%3.33%1 Year Performance17.28%-9.95%15.63%13.11% Darden Restaurants Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRIDarden Restaurants4.7002 of 5 stars$193.33-0.1%$225.96+16.9%+17.3%$22.47B$12.08B20.72197,924Analyst RevisionBJRIBJ's Restaurants4.1009 of 5 stars$30.33+0.2%$39.67+30.8%-9.1%$670.90M$1.36B25.4921,000Positive NewsCAKECheesecake Factory4.2347 of 5 stars$55.50+1.4%$61.94+11.6%+30.3%$2.76B$3.58B17.0847,900PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.0076 of 5 stars$18.99-1.4%$31.33+65.0%-47.5%$658.38M$2.13B55.8523,420Analyst RevisionTXRHTexas Roadhouse4.4594 of 5 stars$166.76+2.6%$197.35+18.3%-6.8%$11.08B$5.37B25.4695,000Analyst ForecastARCOArcos Dorados3.9031 of 5 stars$6.83-1.4%$8.80+28.9%-31.2%$1.44B$4.47B10.8398,615Positive NewsDINDine Brands Global2.442 of 5 stars$24.67+1.7%$26.00+5.4%-14.5%$379.46M$812.31M8.223,520Positive NewsEATBrinker International4.3901 of 5 stars$132.91+0.5%$173.18+30.3%+51.3%$5.91B$5.38B15.9983,840Analyst ForecastFDXFedEx4.6921 of 5 stars$236.53-0.5%$271.67+14.9%-6.3%$55.81B$87.93B13.81440,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.665 of 5 stars$39.87-0.5%$59.76+49.9%-26.9%$53.46B$11.31B35.60130,504Analyst ForecastYUMYum! Brands4.5371 of 5 stars$153.90+0.8%$161.23+4.8%+10.3%$42.71B$7.55B30.3540,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BJRI Competitors CAKE Competitors PLAY Competitors TXRH Competitors ARCO Competitors DIN Competitors EAT Competitors FDX Competitors CMG Competitors YUM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DRI) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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