Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] stock prices are down -1.49% to $184.79 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The DRI shares have gain 10.28% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.29%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE: DRI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 05, 2024, when Goldman initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $183. Previously, Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to Outperform on September 20, 2024, and elevated its price target to $205. On September 20, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform and revised its price target to $180 on the stock. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $150 on July 23, 2024. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Underperform and reduced its price target to $124 on July 11, 2024. BTIG Research upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on May 17, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $175.
The stock price of Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] has been fluctuating between $135.87 and $188.88 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $190.74 within the next 12 months. Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE: DRI] shares were valued at $184.79 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.22% based on the average DRI price forecast.
Analyzing the DRI fundamentals
The Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI] reported sales of 11.58B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.97%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.31% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.48 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.06.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 180.69 points at the first support level, and at 176.59 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 188.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 192.57.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI]’s Current Ratio is 0.37. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.23, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.92, the price to book ratio is 10.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.19.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved RAJESH VENNAM, Officer, that happened on Dec 23 ’24 when 7228.0 shares were purchased. President, SRG, Martin Melvin John completed a deal on Oct 04 ’24 to sell 3000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Martin Melvin John bought 3000.0 shares on Oct 04 ’24.
