Darden Restaurants (DRI) Competitors $209.33 -3.55 (-1.67%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$209.30 -0.04 (-0.02%) As of 07/11/2025 05:29 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in BJRI or DRI? 100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$1.36B0.68$16.69M$0.9444.32Darden Restaurants$12.08B2.03$1.05B$8.8823.57 Do analysts prefer BJRI or DRI? BJ's Restaurants presently has a consensus price target of $37.20, indicating a potential downside of 10.71%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus price target of $224.60, indicating a potential upside of 7.29%. Given Darden Restaurants' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BJ's Restaurants 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86Darden Restaurants 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Is BJRI or DRI 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 BJ's Restaurants1.64% 10.35% 3.75% Darden Restaurants 8.69%51.81%9.23% Does the media refer more to BJRI or DRI? In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 8 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 4 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. Darden Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat BJ's Restaurants' score of 0.80 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Darden Restaurants 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, BJRI or DRI? BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$24.50B$11.87B$26.43B$20.65BDividend Yield2.87%3.68%175.55%3.72%P/E Ratio23.5739.2729.0427.82Price / Sales2.032.138.3142.44Price / Cash14.8817.6848.3322.32Price / Book10.6010.745.724.57Net Income$1.05B$400.87M$869.96M$989.30M7 Day Performance-4.97%-2.51%0.70%0.20%1 Month Performance-3.81%2.71%5.91%3.95%1 Year Performance47.14%5.24%21.04%10.27% Darden Restaurants Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRIDarden Restaurants4.7446 of 5 stars$209.33-1.7%$224.60+7.3%+49.6%$24.50B$12.08B23.57191,105Positive NewsBJRIBJ's Restaurants2.2828 of 5 stars$44.53-3.4%$37.20-16.5%+15.7%$985.00M$1.36B47.3721,000BLMNBloomin' Brands3.557 of 5 stars$9.53-6.2%$13.85+45.3%-42.7%$809.38M$3.95B-317.5681,000Positive NewsCAKECheesecake Factory3.8562 of 5 stars$63.53-3.3%$54.63-14.0%+71.6%$3.15B$3.62B19.9247,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment3.7696 of 5 stars$32.74-5.2%$33.83+3.3%-17.6%$1.13B$2.13B32.4223,420TXRHTexas Roadhouse4.1254 of 5 stars$185.99-1.8%$192.05+3.3%+12.3%$12.34B$5.37B28.7095,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastARCOArcos Dorados3.1244 of 5 stars$7.70-2.0%$8.80+14.3%-22.2%$1.62B$4.47B11.8598,615DINDine Brands Global1.9795 of 5 stars$25.37-4.5%$26.29+3.6%-25.2%$396.53M$812.31M7.033,520News CoverageEATBrinker International3.726 of 5 stars$173.49-5.1%$144.75-16.6%+152.9%$7.71B$4.42B23.9368,852Positive NewsFDXFedEx4.8697 of 5 stars$235.13-2.5%$282.46+20.1%-21.2%$56.34B$87.93B13.93430,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.4128 of 5 stars$55.48-2.8%$60.93+9.8%-2.6%$74.75B$11.49B49.10130,504Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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