Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Darden Restaurants, Inc shares valued at $236,835 were sold by Williamson Laura B on Jul 30 ’25. At $204.70 per share, Williamson Laura B sold 1,157 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 10,632 shares worth approximately $2.18 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Williamson Laura B sold 523 shares, netting a total of over 107,032 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $204.65 each, the insider now holds 5,423 shares.
Before that, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSON had added 523 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $107,032, the Officer bought Darden Restaurants, Inc shares for $204.65 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Melius on July 14, 2025, Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $240. Analysts at Oppenheimer resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of June 13, 2025, Jefferies has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Hold” for DRI. Earlier on January 22, 2025, Bernstein upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for DRI stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing DRI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE: DRI] rose 0.45% to $205.15. The stock’s lowest price that day was $203.23, but it reached a high of $207.06 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.96%. Over the course of the year, Darden Restaurants, Inc shares have jumped approximately 42.44%.
Is Darden Restaurants, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Darden Restaurants, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.75 million shares to 3.76 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.51 million shares. A decline of -19.95% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.15.
Which companies own the most shares of Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI)?
In terms of Darden Restaurants, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 215 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.27% from the previous closing price of $204.24. Analysts anticipate Darden Restaurants, Inc stock to reach 220 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 192. In spite of this, 26 analysts ranked Darden Restaurants, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 05, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $183.
