Darden Restaurants (DRI) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$192.65 -16.14 (-7.73%)

Closing price 09/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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Darden Restaurants - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 27 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
11

Buy
16

Based on 27 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Darden Restaurants in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 27 analysts, 11 have given a hold rating, and 16 have given a buy rating for DRI.

Consensus Price Target

$229.96
19.37% Upside

According to the 27 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Darden Restaurants, the average price target is $229.96. The highest price target for DRI is $255.00, while the lowest price target for DRI is $177.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 19.37% from the current price of $192.65.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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DRI Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/19/24 to 9/19/25	1 Month Ago 8/20/24 to 8/20/25	3 Months Ago 6/21/24 to 6/21/25	1 Year Ago 9/20/23 to 9/19/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	16 Buy rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)
Hold	11 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$229.96	$225.19	$213.35	$170.18
Forecasted Upside	19.37% Upside	8.50% Upside	-5.63% Downside	-1.21% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

DRI Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

DRI Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Darden Restaurants Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Darden Restaurants	Retail/Wholesale Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.59	2.46	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	18.77% Upside	42.06% Upside	10.79% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent DRI News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/19/2025	BTIG Research 2 of 5 stars	Peter Saleh 2 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Buy	$235.00 ➝ $225.00	+16.79%
9/18/2025	Stephens 4 of 5 stars	Jim Salera Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight	$215.00	+14.81%
9/18/2025	TD Cowen 4 of 5 stars	Andrew M. Charles Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$235.00	+25.49%
9/17/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gregory Francfort Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$220.00 ➝ $235.00	+11.68%
9/16/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sara Senatore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$253.00 ➝ $254.00	+20.93%
9/10/2025	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Eric Gonzalez Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$245.00 ➝ $240.00	+13.19%
9/10/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Palmer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$250.00 ➝ $245.00	+15.54%
9/2/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jake Bartlett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$252.00	+21.33%
7/14/2025	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold
7/14/2025	Melius Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold	$240.00	+14.65%
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6/25/2025	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Strelzik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Perform	$190.00 ➝ $215.00	-1.05%
6/25/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Ivankoe Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$218.00 ➝ $240.00	+10.10%
6/23/2025	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Vaccaro Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$230.00 ➝ $240.00	+9.61%
6/23/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jon Tower Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$245.00 ➝ $253.00	+18.13%
6/23/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$235.00 ➝ $255.00	+18.43%
6/23/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Tarantino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$218.00 ➝ $230.00	+1.73%
6/20/2025	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Charles Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$215.00	-3.48%
6/18/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Harbour Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$215.00 ➝ $235.00	+5.26%
6/18/2025	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Bittner Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$230.00 ➝ $250.00	+11.27%
6/17/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Zachary Fadem Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$200.00 ➝ $225.00	-0.26%
6/16/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Dennis Geiger Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$225.00 ➝ $245.00	+9.76%
6/13/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andy Barish Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Hold	$165.00 ➝ $210.00	-3.50%
3/21/2025	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nick Setyan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$220.00 ➝ $235.00	+18.29%
3/21/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris O'Cull Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$205.00 ➝ $215.00	+8.23%
1/22/2025	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	D. Gargiulo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$180.00 ➝ $215.00	+15.34%
12/5/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	C. Cho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$183.00	+6.88%
9/20/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$159.00 ➝ $177.00	+3.64%
6/25/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$186.00 ➝ $175.00	+13.54%
10/19/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$159.00	+12.99%
9/25/2023	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$183.00 ➝ $180.00	+25.44%

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Should I Buy Darden Restaurants Stock? DRI Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Monday, September 15, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Darden Restaurants pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Darden Restaurants
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Darden Restaurants, Inc.:

The current stock price is around $240, reflecting a positive trend in the company's market performance.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.50 per share, indicating strong financial health and a commitment to returning value to shareholders.
Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for the stock, suggesting confidence in its future performance.
Several analysts have raised their price targets for Darden Restaurants, Inc., with some estimates reaching as high as $250, indicating potential for further growth.
The company has a manageable dividend payout ratio of approximately 67.57%, suggesting it retains enough earnings to reinvest in growth while rewarding shareholders.

Darden Restaurants
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Darden Restaurants, Inc. for these reasons:

Insider ownership is relatively low at 0.49%, which may indicate a lack of confidence from those closest to the company.
Despite positive ratings, some analysts have downgraded their recommendations, reflecting mixed sentiments about the stock's future performance.
The restaurant industry can be highly competitive and sensitive to economic downturns, which may impact Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s profitability.
Market volatility can affect stock prices, and recent fluctuations may pose risks for investors looking for stability.
While the dividend increase is a positive sign, any future economic challenges could lead to cuts in dividends, affecting income-focused investors.

DRI Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 27 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Darden Restaurants is $229.96, with a high forecast of $255.00 and a low forecast of $177.00.
: 27 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Darden Restaurants in the last twelve months. There are currently 11 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" DRI shares.
: According to analysts, Darden Restaurants's stock has a predicted upside of 19.37% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Darden Restaurants's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Darden Restaurants has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, BTIG Research, Citigroup, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, Melius, Melius Research, Raymond James Financial, Robert W. Baird, Stephens, TD Cowen, and Truist Financial in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Darden Restaurants more than other "retail/wholesale" companies. The consensus rating for Darden Restaurants is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "retail/wholesale" companies is Hold. Learn more on how DRI compares to other companies.

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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Darden Restaurants - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Darden Restaurants Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Darden Restaurants
Bull Case

Darden Restaurants
Bear Case

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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Darden Restaurants - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Consensus Price Target

DRI Analyst Ratings Over Time

DRI Analyst Recommendations By Month

DRI Price Targets by Month

Darden Restaurants Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy Darden Restaurants Stock? DRI Pros and Cons Explained

Darden Restaurants Bull Case

Darden Restaurants Bear Case

DRI Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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