The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Darden Restaurants, Inc shares valued at $1,710,876 were sold by Connelly Susan M. on Jan 06 ’25. At $184.68 per share, Connelly Susan M. sold 9,264 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 4,567 shares worth approximately $0.84 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SUSAN M CONNELLY purchased 9,264 shares, netting a total of over 1,710,876 in proceeds.
Before that, Martin Melvin John had sold 9,470 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,780,995, the President, SRG traded Darden Restaurants, Inc shares for $188.07 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,470 shares, worth approximately $2.32 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Goldman on December 05, 2024, Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $183. Analysts at Evercore ISI upgraded the stock from ‘”an In-line”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of September 20, 2024, Bernstein has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for DRI. Earlier on July 23, 2024, TD Cowen downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for DRI stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing DRI Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.59%. Over the course of the year, Darden Restaurants, Inc shares have dropped approximately -1.59%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $188.52 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $181.92 on 01/08/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $171.93, while a 200-day SMA reached $157.97. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 1.12 million shares from 1.15 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 181.95, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 180.17. In the upper region, resistance lies at 185.48. The next price resistance is at 187.23. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.33 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.15, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 18.47%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
