Darden Restaurants (DRI) Competitors $209.45 +2.32 (+1.12%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$211.30 +1.85 (+0.88%) As of 08:00 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 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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals believe 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. 0.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, DRI or BJRI? Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer DRI or BJRI? Darden Restaurants currently has a consensus price target of $225.19, indicating a potential upside of 7.52%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.09%. Given Darden Restaurants' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Darden Restaurants 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59BJ's Restaurants 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Is DRI or BJRI more profitable? Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 8.69% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 1.64%. Darden Restaurants' return on equity of 51.81% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Darden Restaurants8.69% 51.81% 9.23% BJ's Restaurants 1.64%10.35%3.75% Does the media favor DRI or BJRI? In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 15 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 5 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. Darden Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat BJ's Restaurants' score of 0.96 indicating that Darden Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Darden Restaurants 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BJ's Restaurants 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & 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$12.08B2.03$1.05B$8.8823.59BJ's Restaurants$1.36B0.65$16.69M$0.9442.60 SummaryDarden Restaurants beats BJ's Restaurants on 12 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$24.24B$11.72B$26.44B$20.85BDividend Yield2.90%3.79%177.11%3.65%P/E Ratio23.5934.3027.7626.34Price / Sales2.032.126.0659.22Price / Cash14.7217.4148.2622.29Price / Book10.6110.285.654.66Net Income$1.05B$400.87M$876.41M$994.58M7 Day Performance0.06%-1.90%-0.68%-0.29%1 Month Performance-5.97%1.40%6.88%4.91%1 Year Performance46.59%2.84%22.45%10.53% Darden Restaurants Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRIDarden Restaurants4.711 of 5 stars$209.45+1.1%$225.19+7.5%+40.6%$24.24B$12.08B23.59191,105Positive NewsBJRIBJ's Restaurants2.3265 of 5 stars$44.53-3.4%$37.20-16.5%+4.5%$985.00M$1.36B47.3721,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBLMNBloomin' Brands3.5121 of 5 stars$9.53-6.2%$13.85+45.3%-52.2%$809.38M$3.95B-317.5681,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCAKECheesecake Factory3.9665 of 5 stars$63.53-3.3%$54.63-14.0%+55.4%$3.15B$3.62B19.9247,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment3.7975 of 5 stars$32.74-5.2%$33.83+3.3%-25.7%$1.13B$2.13B32.4223,420TXRHTexas Roadhouse4.2184 of 5 stars$185.99-1.8%$192.05+3.3%+6.4%$12.34B$5.37B28.7095,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastARCOArcos Dorados3.3807 of 5 stars$7.70-2.0%$8.80+14.3%-24.3%$1.62B$4.47B11.8598,615DINDine Brands Global3.1329 of 5 stars$25.37-4.5%$26.29+3.6%-37.3%$396.53M$812.31M7.033,520Analyst ForecastEATBrinker International4.0358 of 5 stars$173.49-5.1%$144.75-16.6%+148.8%$7.71B$4.42B23.9368,852Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastFDXFedEx4.769 of 5 stars$235.13-2.5%$282.46+20.1%-26.4%$56.34B$87.93B13.93430,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.7359 of 5 stars$55.48-2.8%$60.93+9.8%-3.2%$74.75B$11.49B49.10130,504Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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