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 $236,964 were purchased by M JOHN MARTIN on Jan 06 ’26. At $197.47 per share, M JOHN MARTIN acquired 1,200 shares.
Also, Martin Melvin John sold 1,700 shares, netting a total of over 313,786 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $184.58 each, the insider now holds 18,386 shares.
Before that, M JOHN MARTIN had added 1,700 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $313,786, the Officer bought Darden Restaurants, Inc shares for $184.58 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Mizuho on October 28, 2025, Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $190. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of July 14, 2025, Melius has initiated its “Hold” rating for DRI. Earlier on June 18, 2025, Oppenheimer resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for DRI stock.
Analyzing DRI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE: DRI] plunged -0.24% to $199.77. The stock’s lowest price that day was $199.41, but it reached a high of $203.25 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.01%. Over the course of the year, Darden Restaurants, Inc shares have jumped approximately 6.42%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $203.25 on 01/07/26 and a 52-week low of $183.34 on 01/02/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 198.35, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 196.93. In the upper region, resistance lies at 202.22. The next price resistance is at 204.67. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.85 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Darden Restaurants, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Darden Restaurants, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.12 million shares to 3.71 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 3.83 million shares. A decline of -3.26% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.65.
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 225 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.36% from the previous closing price of $200.25. Analysts anticipate Darden Restaurants, Inc stock to reach 252 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 195. In spite of this, 26 analysts ranked Darden Restaurants, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On June 13, 2025, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $210.
