In a filing, Darden Restaurants, Inc revealed its Group President Martin Melvin John unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.31 million on Oct 14 ’25. In the deal valued at $184.58 per share,1,700 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Martin Melvin John now holds 18,386 shares worth roughly $3.33 million.
Then, M JOHN MARTIN bought 1,700 shares, generating $313,786 in total proceeds.
Before that, Broad Matthew R sold 5,661 shares. Darden Restaurants, Inc shares valued at $1,094,865 were divested by the SVP General Counsel at a price of $193.40 per share. As a result of the transaction, Broad Matthew R now holds 13,916 shares, worth roughly $2.52 million.
Mizuho initiated its Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on October 28, 2025; the price target was $190. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Goldman’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid October from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Melius began covering DRI with “Hold” recommendation on July 14, 2025. Oppenheimer maintained its rating on June 18, 2025. It rated DRI as “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of DRI
On Tuesday, Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE:DRI] saw its stock fall -1.25% to $181.33. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.29%. Darden Restaurants, Inc shares have risen nearly 11.54% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -2.87% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $228.27 was reached on 06/20/25, a 52-week low of $157.89 was recorded on 01/13/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For DRI Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 180.18, which if violated will result in even more drops to 179.04. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 182.98. A further resistance level may holdings at 184.63.
How much short interest is there in Darden Restaurants, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Darden Restaurants, Inc stocks on 2025-10-15, dropping by -1.13 million shares to a total of 3.35 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-15 was 4.48 million shares. There was a decline of -33.59%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
