Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] stock is trading at $201.67, down -0.75%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The DRI shares have lost -0.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -8.16%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE: DRI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 14, 2025, when Melius initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $240. Previously, Oppenheimer reaffirmed its Outperform rating on June 18, 2025, and elevated its price target to $250. On June 13, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $210 on the stock. Bernstein upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $215 on January 22, 2025. Goldman initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $183 as its price target on December 05, 2024. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on September 20, 2024, and upped its price target to $205. In a note dated September 20, 2024, Bernstein downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $190 to $180.
Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] stock has fluctuated between $140.10 and $228.27 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $210.8 within the next 12 months. Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE: DRI] shares were valued at $201.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.53% based on the average DRI price forecast.
Analyzing the DRI fundamentals
Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI] reported sales of 12.08B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 10.63%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.57.
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 199.98 points at the first support level, and at 198.30 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 204.29, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 206.92.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Darden Restaurants, Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.42. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.28, while the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.95, the price to book ratio is 10.21 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.73.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Williamson Laura B, President, LongHorn Steakhouse, that happened on Jul 30 ’25 when 1157.0 shares were sold. President, LongHorn Steakhouse, Williamson Laura B completed a deal on Jul 30 ’25 to sell 523.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSON bought 523.0 shares on Jul 30 ’25.
