Darden Restaurants Market Sentiment

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Darden Restaurants Inc

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$197.66

-2.86-1.43%

Last update: Oct 9, 4:00 PM

$197.66

-2.86-1.43%

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Dividend: The dividend Ex-Date is today

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▲ 0.52 P/C ratio

Insider Activity▼ Net Seller (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Buy

30 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.52

More calls — Bullish

130 calls · 67 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$233

+17.9%

Highest Price Target

$276

+39.6%

B of A Securities

Lowest Price Target

$200

+1.2%

Jefferies

Short Interest

7.2%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

Net Seller

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Sep 25, 2026	Citigroup	Jon Tower—	+25.0%	$248 → $247	Maintained	Buy
Sep 25, 2026	Guggenheim	Gregory Francfort—	+18.9%	$235 → $235	Maintained	Buy
Sep 25, 2026	Mizuho	Nick Setyan—	+24.0%	$235 → $245	Maintained	Outperform
Sep 25, 2026	Freedom Capital Markets	Lynne Collier—	+31.5%	$255 → $260	Maintained	Buy
Sep 25, 2026	BMO Capital	Andrew Strelzik—	+11.3%	$225 → $220	Maintained	Market Perform
Sep 25, 2026	BTIG	Peter Saleh—	+18.9%	$235 → $235	Maintained	Buy
Sep 25, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Jim Salera—	+11.3%	$220 → $220	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Sep 24, 2026	TD Cowen	Andrew M. Charles—	+8.8%	$215 → $215	Maintained	Hold
Sep 21, 2026	Freedom Capital Markets	Lynne Collier—	+29.0%	$255 → $255	Maintained	Buy
Sep 16, 2026	Seaport Global	Eric Gonzalez—	+21.4%	$240	Initiate	Buy
Sep 15, 2026	Oppenheimer	Brian Bittner—	+24.0%	$235 → $245	Maintained	Outperform
Sep 14, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Brian Harbour—	+29.0%	$236 → $255	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 11, 2026	Citigroup	Jon Tower—	+25.5%	$245 → $248	Maintained	Buy
Sep 11, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Jim Salera—	+11.3%	$216 → $220	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Aug 27, 2026	Keybanc	Christopher Carril—	+19.9%	$228 → $237	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 24, 2026	Baird	Chris O'Cull—	+26.5%	$220 → $250	Upgrade	Neutral→Outperform
Jun 30, 2026	Argus Research	John Staszak—	+24.0%	$240 → $245	Maintained	Buy
Jun 26, 2026	UBS	Dennis Geiger—	+21.4%	$230 → $240	Maintained	Buy
Jun 26, 2026	Deutsche Bank	Lauren Silberman—	+19.4%	$230 → $236	Maintained	Buy
Jun 26, 2026	Piper Sandler	Brian Mullan—	+7.3%	$208 → $212	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 26, 2026	Baird	David Tarantino—	+11.3%	$210 → $220	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 26, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Jim Salera—	+9.3%	$210 → $216	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jun 26, 2026	BTIG	Peter Saleh—	+18.9%	$225 → $235	Maintained	Buy
Jun 24, 2026	Guggenheim	Gregory Francfort—	+18.9%	$230 → $235	Maintained	Buy
Jun 23, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	David Palmer—	+16.4%	$230 → $230	Downgrade	Outperform→In-Line