Darden Restaurants
0
Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 17 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 6 (+4) [Q4]
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 83
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.6B [Q3] → $20.9B (+$2.22B) [Q4]
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 872 [Q3] → 922 (+50) [Q4]
9.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 104.5% [Q3] → 95.19% (-9.31%) [Q4]
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 287 | Existing positions reduced: 325
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $402M | Put options by funds: $509M
Research analyst outlook
17 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$178
14%
downside
Avg. target
$215
4%
upside
High target
$238
15%
upside
17 analyst ratings
12 positive
71%
5 neutral
29%
0 negative
0%
Guggenheim Greg Francfort 100% 1-year accuracy 1 / 1 met price target | 6%upside $220 | Buy Maintained | 24 Mar 2025 |
Wells Fargo Zachary Fadem 44% 1-year accuracy 15 / 34 met price target | 4%downside $200 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 21 Mar 2025 |
Citigroup Jon Tower 52% 1-year accuracy 17 / 33 met price target | 10%upside $229 | Buy Maintained | 21 Mar 2025 |
Barclays Jeffrey Bernstein 45% 1-year accuracy 47 / 104 met price target | 13%upside $235 | Overweight Maintained | 21 Mar 2025 |
Keybanc Eric Gonzalez 41% 1-year accuracy 12 / 29 met price target | 6%upside $220 | Overweight Maintained | 21 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 25 articles about DRI published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Olive Garden Parent Hits All-Time High as Market Rally Gathers Steam
Darden CEO Rick Cardenas emphasized the fact that changes in consumer sentiment aren't being reflected in consumer spending.
Neutral
Benzinga
5 days ago
Darden Restaurants Olive Garden Growth Drive Optimism Amid Valuation Concerns: Analyst
Darden Restaurants Inc DRI reported its third-quarter earnings yesterday. Sales of $3.158 billion missed the consensus estimate.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Darden Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Same-Store Sales Rise Y/Y
DRI's third-quarter fiscal 2025 top-line benefits from strong segmental contributions and new restaurant openings.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Darden: Still Growing, Still Holding
We maintain a hold rating on Darden Restaurants, Inc., viewing it as a house position for long-term wealth creation. Darden's fiscal Q3 2025 showed mixed results with a slight revenue miss but a one-penny EPS beat; comparable sales were up 0.7%. DRI continues to benefit from strong performance in LongHorn Steakhouse and Olive Garden, despite weaker fine dining and other business segments.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Darden: Q3 Results Shake Off Recession Fears
Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s shares surged over 6% despite mixed quarterly results, with the stock now near a 52-week high, reflecting investor relief that results were not worse. The company reported $2.80 EPS, slightly beating estimates, and $3.16 billion in revenue, $60 million short, indicating modest consumer spending growth. Darden's strong cash generation, healthy balance sheet, and growth ambitions, including plans to open 60-65 new restaurants, underscore its confidence in consumer resilience.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call March 20, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Courtney Aquilla - Senior Director, Finance and Investor Relations Rick Cardenas - President and Chief Executive Officer Raj Vennam - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jon Tower - Citi David Palmer - Evercore ISI Eric Gonzalez - KeyBanc Capital Markets Brian Bittner - Oppenheimer Sara Senatore - Bank of America Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley Dennis Geiger - UBS David Tarantino - Baird Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Tyler Klaus - Stephens Lauren Silberman - Deutsche Bank Danilo Gargiulo - Bernstein Peter Saleh - BTIG Jeff Farmer - Gordon Haskett Patrick Johnson - Stifel Jon Ivankoe - JPMorgan Gregory Francfort - Guggenheim Partners Jim Sanderson - Northcoast Research Brian Vaccaro - Raymond James Christine Cho - Goldman Sachs Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Q3 Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Markets Await Leading Indicators Data
We had bounced off early-morning lows in today's pre-market trading, but it was very temporary and indexes look what looked like it may have been a hard turn lower. It's not: things are now pretty steadily in the red.
Positive
Investors Business Daily
6 days ago
Olive Garden Parent Rallies Despite Mixed Quarter As Uber Deliveries Expand
Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants matched profit views, but sales of $3.158 billion, up 6.2%, missed expectations for $3.214 billion. The post Olive Garden Parent Rallies Despite Mixed Quarter As Uber Deliveries Expand appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Darden Restaurants (DRI) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended February 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Darden: Q3 Sales Boosted by Openings
Full-service dining restaurant chain specialist Darden Restaurants (DRI 6.30%) reported mixed fiscal 2025 third-quarter earnings on Thursday, March 20. Revenue of $3.16 billion rose 6.2% year over year but fell short of analysts' consensus expectations of $3.21 billion.
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