Darden Restaurants, Inc’s recently made public that its Director SONSTEBY CHARLES M unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.64 million on Mar 28 ’25. In the deal valued at $204.56 per share,8,005 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, SONSTEBY CHARLES M now holds 21,943 shares worth roughly $4.77 million.
Then, Charles Sonsteby bought 8,005 shares, generating $1,637,467 in total proceeds.
Before that, Williamson Laura B sold 2,289 shares. Darden Restaurants, Inc shares valued at $474,408 were divested by the President, LongHorn Steakhouse at a price of $207.26 per share. As a result of the transaction, Williamson Laura B now holds 10,056 shares, worth roughly $2.19 million.
Jefferies upgraded its Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] rating to a Hold from a an Underperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Bernstein’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late January from “a Mkt perform” to “an Outperform”. Goldman began covering DRI with “Neutral” recommendation on December 05, 2024. Evercore ISI revised its rating on September 20, 2024. It rated DRI as “an Outperform” which previously was an “an In-line”.
Price Performance Review of DRI
On Friday, Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI] saw its stock fall -0.14% to $217.50. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.01%. Darden Restaurants, Inc shares have risen nearly 16.50% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 48.35% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $220.79 was reached on 06/09/25, a 52-week low of $135.87 was recorded on 01/13/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For DRI Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 215.78, which if violated will result in even more drops to 214.06. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 218.96. A further resistance level may holdings at 220.42.
How much short interest is there in Darden Restaurants, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Darden Restaurants, Inc stocks on 2025-05-30, dropping by -1.81 million shares to a total of 4.61 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-30 was 6.43 million shares. There was a decline of -39.31%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
