Darden Restaurants Market Sentiment

Darden Restaurants Inc

DRINYSE

Trade with Public

$221.60

3.651.67%

At close: Aug 21, 5:00 PM EST

$221.60

N/A

After Hours: Aug 21, 4:04 PM EST

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Darden Restaurants Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Darden Restaurants (DRI): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▼ 7.2% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.15 P/C ratio

Insider Activity▼ Net Seller (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Buy

27 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.15

More calls — Bullish

202 calls · 31 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$228

+3.1%

Highest Price Target

$276

+24.5%

B of A Securities

Lowest Price Target

$200

-9.7%

Jefferies

Short Interest

7.2%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

Net Seller

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Jun 30, 2026	Argus Research	John Staszak—	+10.6%	$240 → $245	Maintained	Buy
Jun 26, 2026	UBS	Dennis Geiger—	+8.3%	$230 → $240	Maintained	Buy
Jun 26, 2026	Deutsche Bank	Lauren Silberman—	+6.5%	$230 → $236	Maintained	Buy
Jun 26, 2026	Piper Sandler	Brian Mullan—	-4.3%	$208 → $212	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 26, 2026	Baird	David Tarantino—	-0.7%	$210 → $220	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 26, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Jim Salera—	-2.5%	$210 → $216	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jun 26, 2026	BTIG	Peter Saleh—	+6.0%	$225 → $235	Maintained	Buy
Jun 24, 2026	Guggenheim	Gregory Francfort—	+6.0%	$230 → $235	Maintained	Buy
Jun 23, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	David Palmer—	+3.8%	$230 → $230	Downgrade	Outperform→In-Line
Jun 18, 2026	Oppenheimer	Brian Bittner—	+6.0%	$235 → $235	Maintained	Outperform
Jun 18, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Jim Salera—	-5.2%	$210 → $210	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jun 15, 2026	Citigroup	Jon Tower—	+10.6%	$238 → $245	Maintained	Buy
Jun 5, 2026	B of A Securities	Sara Senatore—	+24.5%	$272 → $276	Maintained	Buy
May 27, 2026	Keybanc	Christopher Carril—	+2.9%	$226 → $228	Maintained	Overweight
Mar 20, 2026	UBS	Dennis Geiger—	+3.8%	$210 → $230	Maintained	Buy
Mar 20, 2026	Citigroup	Jon Tower—	+7.4%	$235 → $238	Maintained	Buy
Mar 20, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	David Palmer—	+3.8%	$225 → $230	Maintained	Outperform
Mar 20, 2026	Deutsche Bank	Brian Mullan—	+3.8%	$222 → $230	Maintained	Buy
Mar 20, 2026	Wells Fargo	Zachary Fadem—	-5.2%	$200 → $210	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Mar 20, 2026	Barclays	Jeffrey Bernstein—	+4.7%	$227 → $232	Maintained	Overweight
Mar 20, 2026	Keybanc	Christopher Carril—	+2.0%	$225 → $226	Maintained	Overweight
Mar 20, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Jim Salera—	-5.2%	$205 → $210	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Mar 20, 2026	Baird	David Tarantino—	-3.0%	$208 → $215	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 20, 2026	BTIG	Peter Saleh—	+1.5%	$225 → $225	Maintained	Buy
Mar 19, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Jim Salera—	-7.5%	$205 → $205	Maintained	Equal-Weight