Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 24.50x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.74. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for DRI is 116.72M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.95% of that float. On June 26, 2025, the average trading volume of DRI was 1.49M shares.
DRI) stock’s latest price update
Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI)’s stock price has dropped by -1.53 in relation to previous closing price of 220.83. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.26% in its stock price over the last five trading days. youtube.com reported 2025-06-24 that Jason Brown (@brownreport) joins Trading 360 with a trio of stocks on his radar. For IBM Corp. (IBM), he says the name is one to watch in the A.I.
DRI’s Market Performance
Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI) has seen a -3.26% fall in stock performance for the week, with a 6.59% gain in the past month and a 4.97% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.50%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.19% for DRI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.50% for DRI’s stock, with a 16.57% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DRI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DRI stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for DRI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for DRI in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $250 based on the research report published on June 18, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DRI reach a price target of $210. The rating they have provided for DRI stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on June 13th, 2025.
Bernstein gave a rating of “Outperform” to DRI, setting the target price at $215 in the report published on January 22nd of the current year.
DRI Trading at 4.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DRI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.74% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for DRI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Darden Restaurants, Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 46.16, with 8.23 for asset returns.
Based on Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.72 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.7 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 128.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.96. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.42.
Conclusion
To sum up, Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
