In a filing, Darden Restaurants, Inc revealed 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 $4.86 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 $2.23 million.
Oppenheimer reiterated its Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] rating to an Outperform in a research note published on June 18, 2025; the price target was $250. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid June from “an Underperform” to “a Hold”. Bernstein also remained covering DRI and has increased its forecast on January 22, 2025 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Mkt perform” rating. Goldman started covering the stock on December 05, 2024. It rated DRI as “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of DRI
On Monday, Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI] saw its stock fall -1.97%% to $221.34. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.77%. Darden Restaurants, Inc shares have risen nearly 45.66% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 18.56% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $228.27 was reached on 06/20/25, 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 214.98, which if violated will result in even more drops to 208.62. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 225.79. A further resistance level may holdings at 230.24.
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.
