In a filing, Darden Restaurants, Inc revealed its Group President Martin Melvin John unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.67 million on Jun 25 ’25. In the deal valued at $218.71 per share,12,212 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Martin Melvin John now holds 12,695 shares worth roughly $2.74 million.
Then, Milanes Douglas J. sold 11,948 shares, generating $2,653,356 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $222.08, the SVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr now owns 147 shares.
Before that, Vennam Rajesh sold 5,780 shares. Darden Restaurants, Inc shares valued at $1,284,403 were divested by the SVP, CFO at a price of $222.22 per share. As a result of the transaction, Vennam Rajesh now holds 4,555 shares, worth roughly $0.98 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 Friday, Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI] saw its stock jump 0.07% to $216.13. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -4.27%. Darden Restaurants, Inc shares have risen nearly 41.18% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 15.77% 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 214.45, which if violated will result in even more drops to 212.77. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 217.09. A further resistance level may holdings at 218.05.
How much short interest is there in Darden Restaurants, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Darden Restaurants, Inc stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by -0.9 million shares to a total of 4.51 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 5.4 million shares. There was a decline of -19.95%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
