At the time of writing, Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] stock is trading at $185.53, down -0.48%. 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 4.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.73%, and 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 October 28, 2025, when Mizuho initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $190. Previously, Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy on October 20, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $225. On July 14, 2025, Melius initiated with a Hold rating and assigned a price target of $240 on the stock. Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and increased its price target to $250 on June 18, 2025. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Hold but $210 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 13, 2025. Bernstein upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on January 22, 2025, and upped its price target to $215. In a note dated December 05, 2024, Goldman initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $183 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Darden Restaurants, Inc fluctuated between $159.67 and $228.27. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $218.64 within the next 12 months. Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE: DRI] shares were valued at $185.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.85% based on the average DRI price forecast.
Analyzing the DRI fundamentals
According to Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI], the company’s sales were 12.36B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 10.44% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% 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 0.09, Equity is 0.5 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.77.
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 184.17 points at the first support level, and at 182.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 187.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 188.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI] has a current ratio of 0.40. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.27, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.75, the price to book ratio is 9.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.89.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Martin Melvin John, Group President, that happened on Oct 14 ’25 when 1700.0 shares were sold. Officer, M JOHN MARTIN completed a deal on Oct 14 ’25 to buy 1700.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP General Counsel Broad Matthew R sold 5661.0 shares on Oct 06 ’25.
