The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Darden Restaurants, Inc shares valued at $2,670,939 were purchased by M JOHN MARTIN on Jun 25 ’25. At $218.71 per share, M JOHN MARTIN acquired 12,212 shares.
Also, SUSAN M CONNELLY purchased 4,735 shares, netting a total of over 1,059,586 in proceeds.
Before that, RAJESH VENNAM had added 5,780 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,284,403, the Officer bought Darden Restaurants, Inc shares for $222.22 each.
As published in a research note from Oppenheimer on June 18, 2025, Darden Restaurants, Inc [DRI] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $250. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of January 22, 2025, Bernstein has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for DRI. Earlier on December 05, 2024, Goldman initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for DRI stock.
Analyzing DRI Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Darden Restaurants, Inc [NYSE: DRI] plunged -1.53% to $217.46. The stock’s lowest price that day was $216.27, but it reached a high of $221.4835 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.26%. Over the course of the year, Darden Restaurants, Inc shares have jumped approximately 41.87%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $228.27 on 06/20/25 and a 52-week low of $179.00 on 01/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 215.33, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 213.19. In the upper region, resistance lies at 220.54. The next price resistance is at 223.62. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.54 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 2025-05-30 dropping by -1.81 million shares to 4.61 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 6.43 million shares. A decline of -39.31% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.7 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.7.
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, down nearly -2.64% from the previous closing price of $220.83. 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 September 20, 2024, Evercore ISI assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $205.
