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Stocks Info
Darden Restaurants, Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Restaurants industry. The current market capitalization of Darden Restaurants, Inc is $22.54B. A total of 0.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.30M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Broad Matthew R sold 12,759 shares of DRI for 187.37 per share on Jan 21 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP General Counsel now owns 14,328 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 21 ’25, MATTHEW R BROAD bought 12,759 shares at 187.37 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, ATKINS M SHAN disposed of 1,100 shares on Jan 15 ’25 at a per-share price of $181.11. This resulted in the Director holding 1,014 shares of DRI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Margaret S. Atkins bought 1,100 shares at $182.04 per share on Jan 15 ’25.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Darden Restaurants, Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.51, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.86%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.06. DRI’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.5% when it declared a $1.40 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.25%. The DRI stock dividend was $1.40 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DRI has a high of $193.12 and a low of $135.87.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. DRI’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $420.60M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $4.89B in debt and $1.85B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $17.67, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.20B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for DRI is Buy with a score of 4.25.
