Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] stock prices are up 3.94% to $200.25 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The DRI shares have gain 7.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.61%, 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 a Neutral rating and provided a target price of $183 on this stock.
The stock price of Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] has been fluctuating between $169.00 and $228.27 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $219.07 within the next 12 months. Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE: DRI] shares were valued at $200.25 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.4% based on the average DRI price forecast.
Analyzing the DRI fundamentals
The Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI] reported sales of 12.58B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 7.34%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% 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 0.51 and Total Capital is 0.14. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 3.08.
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 194.97 points at the first support level, and at 189.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 203.10, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 205.95.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI]’s Current Ratio is 0.39. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.26, and the Cash Ratio is 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.83, the price to book ratio is 11.10 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.99.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved M JOHN MARTIN, Officer, that happened on Jan 06 ’26 when 1200.0 shares were purchased. Group President, Martin Melvin John completed a deal on Oct 14 ’25 to sell 1700.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer M JOHN MARTIN bought 1700.0 shares on Oct 14 ’25.
