Darden Restaurants (DRI) Competitors $206.63 +1.48 (+0.72%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$206.68 +0.05 (+0.03%) As of 08/7/2025 07:44 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, BLMN, CAKE, PLAY, TXRH, ARCO, DIN, EAT, FDX, and CMGShould you be buying Darden Restaurants stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Darden Restaurants include BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Brinker International (EAT), FedEx (FDX), and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Darden Restaurants vs. Its Competitors BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Cheesecake Factory Dave & Buster's Entertainment Texas Roadhouse Arcos Dorados Dine Brands Global Brinker International FedEx Chipotle Mexican Grill BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Is BJRI or DRI more profitable? Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 8.69% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 1.99%. Darden Restaurants' return on equity of 51.81% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BJ's Restaurants1.99% 11.73% 4.27% Darden Restaurants 8.69%51.81%9.23% Does the media favor BJRI or DRI? In the previous week, BJ's Restaurants had 6 more articles in the media than Darden Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for BJ's Restaurants and 20 mentions for Darden Restaurants. Darden Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat BJ's Restaurants' score of 0.65 indicating that Darden Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BJ's Restaurants 7 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Darden Restaurants 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, BJRI or DRI? BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BJRI or DRI? 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 RatioBJ's Restaurants$1.36B0.56$16.69M$1.1928.71Darden Restaurants$12.08B1.99$1.05B$8.8823.27 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BJRI or DRI? 100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend BJRI or DRI? BJ's Restaurants currently has a consensus price target of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.12%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus price target of $225.19, suggesting a potential upside of 8.98%. Given BJ's Restaurants' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe BJ's Restaurants is more favorable than Darden Restaurants.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BJ's Restaurants 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Darden Restaurants 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 SummaryDarden Restaurants beats BJ's Restaurants on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Darden Restaurants News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DRI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$23.92B$11.38B$26.90B$20.70BDividend Yield2.92%4.01%174.24%3.67%P/E Ratio23.2736.5129.2028.64Price / Sales1.992.072.6157.35Price / Cash14.5816.8359.4623.59Price / Book10.4610.105.554.32Net Income$1.05B$400.87M$877.46M$995.66M7 Day Performance1.53%-1.05%1.92%1.91%1 Month Performance-5.04%-7.18%-1.05%-0.54%1 Year Performance43.01%3.05%21.73%14.76% Darden Restaurants Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRIDarden Restaurants4.7036 of 5 stars$206.63+0.7%$225.19+9.0%+45.7%$23.92B$12.08B23.27197,924Positive NewsBJRIBJ's Restaurants3.5604 of 5 stars$37.95-2.6%$38.00+0.1%+19.1%$839.45M$1.36B40.3721,000BLMNBloomin' Brands4.0851 of 5 stars$9.68-3.7%$12.75+31.7%-60.2%$822.12M$3.95B-322.5681,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpCAKECheesecake Factory4.29 of 5 stars$65.89+0.2%$59.38-9.9%+79.1%$3.26B$3.58B20.6647,900PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.5489 of 5 stars$32.14-2.1%$33.83+5.3%-17.7%$1.11B$2.11B31.8223,420Positive NewsTXRHTexas Roadhouse3.6462 of 5 stars$187.58-0.3%$195.20+4.1%+12.3%$12.44B$5.37B28.9595,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportARCOArcos Dorados4.0093 of 5 stars$7.09-1.5%$8.80+24.1%-26.0%$1.49B$4.47B10.9198,615News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDINDine Brands Global2.0977 of 5 stars$23.72-3.4%$26.86+13.2%-31.3%$370.74M$812.31M6.573,520Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastEATBrinker International4.2038 of 5 stars$157.10+2.3%$156.41-0.4%+158.3%$6.98B$5.13B21.6768,852Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFDXFedEx4.8901 of 5 stars$242.48-0.3%$283.25+16.8%-19.3%$57.20B$87.93B14.36440,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.6893 of 5 stars$44.92-3.9%$60.71+35.2%-20.4%$60.52B$11.31B40.11130,504Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BJRI Competitors BLMN Competitors CAKE Competitors PLAY Competitors TXRH Competitors ARCO Competitors DIN Competitors EAT Competitors FDX Competitors CMG 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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