Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $199.79 — A.R:R 0.2:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.9): -1.5.
Darden Restaurants operates 2,159 company-owned full-service restaurants in the U.S. and Canada as of May 25, 2025, under 11 brands including Olive Garden (935), LongHorn Steakhouse (591), Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen (181), Chuy's (108), Yard House, Ruth's Chris, and The Capital... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $199.79 — A.R:R 0.2:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.9): -1.5. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.9/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 56d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $199.79 — A.R:R 0.2:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.9): -1.5. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $190.11. Score 4.9/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $202.93 (+1.6% upside). Prior stop was $190.11. Stop-loss: $190.11.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 3.9): -1.5; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Darden Restaurants, Inc. trades at a P/E of 20.7 (forward 17.3). TrendMatrix value score: 5.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
36 analysts cover DRI with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $225.
What does Darden Restaurants, Inc. do?Darden Restaurants operates 2,159 company-owned full-service restaurants in the U.S. and Canada as of May 25, 2025,...
Darden Restaurants operates 2,159 company-owned full-service restaurants in the U.S. and Canada as of May 25, 2025, under 11 brands including Olive Garden (935), LongHorn Steakhouse (591), Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen (181), Chuy's (108), Yard House, Ruth's Chris, and The Capital Grille, plus 154 franchised locations globally. Revenue is primarily from restaurant sales at company-owned locations.