After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, DRI falls under the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating within the Restaurants industry segment. The current market capitalization of Darden Restaurants, Inc is $21.89B. A total of 1.27 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.18M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Martin Melvin John sold 1,700 shares of DRI for 184.58 per share on Oct 14 ’25. After the transaction, the Group President now owns 18,386 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 14 ’25, M JOHN MARTIN bought 1,700 shares at 184.58 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Broad Matthew R disposed of 5,661 shares on Oct 06 ’25 at a per-share price of $193.40. This resulted in the SVP General Counsel holding 13,916 shares of DRI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MATTHEW R BROAD, TRUSTEE THE B bought 5,661 shares at $193.40 per share on Oct 06 ’25.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Darden Restaurants, Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.08%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.17.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DRI has a high of $228.27 and a low of $157.89.
As of this writing, DRI has an earnings estimate of $2.11 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 30.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.33 per share and a lower estimate of $2.0. The company reported an EPS of $2.03 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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 $19.12, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.20B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 4.17.
