On Tuesday, Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) opened lower -0.77% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $200.37. Price fluctuations for DRI have ranged from $135.87 to $211.00 over the past 52 weeks.
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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Consumer Cyclical sector saw sales topped by 7.05%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 6.93% at the time writing. With a float of $116.72 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $117.10 million.
The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 191105 workers is very important to gauge. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 33.31%, operating margin of 11.81%, and the pretax margin is 10.29%.
Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Restaurants industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Darden Restaurants, Inc is 0.26%, while institutional ownership is 96.60%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 28 ’25, was worth 1,637,467. In this transaction Director of this company sold 8,005 shares at a rate of $204.56, taking the stock ownership to the 21,943 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 28 ’25, when Company’s Director proposed sale 8,005 for $204.56, making the entire transaction worth $1,637,467.
Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI) Performance Highlights and Predictions
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.95 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 6.93% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.07% during the next five years compared to 8.38% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.24. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.98. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 22.61.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 8.86, a number that is poised to hit 2.93 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 10.75 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI)
The latest stats from [Darden Restaurants, Inc, DRI] show that its last 5-days average volume of 0.91 million was inferior to 1.25 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 37.58%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 6.00.
During the past 100 days, Darden Restaurants, Inc’s (DRI) raw stochastic average was set at 76.27%, which indicates a significant increase from 68.61% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 29.92% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 35.59% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $197.05, while its 200-day Moving Average is $174.10. Now, the first resistance to watch is $200.32. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $201.82. The third major resistance level sits at $203.80. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $196.85, it is likely to go to the next support level at $194.87. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $193.37.
Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE: DRI) Key Stats
There are currently 117,026K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 23.27 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 11,390 M according to its annual income of 1,028 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 3,158 M and its income totaled 323,400 K.
