The Latest Breaking News from Darden Restaurants

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Wednesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI).

Credit Suisse analyst Lauren Silberman lowered the price target on Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) from $180 to $175 and maintained Outperform rating on the shares. The revised price target implies a 34% upside. While the analyst acknowledged the concerns about the discretionary nature of casual dining, she believes Darden is well-positioned to wade through near-term…

Darden Restaurants was hit hard by the omicron variant of the coronavirus pandemic in January, with more than 13,000 employees missing work that month, company leaders revealed Thursday.

Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.53% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 8.62%. Currently, Darden Restaurants has a market capitalization of $17.00 billion.

  Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) reported its Q3 earnings results on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 07:00 AM. Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2022-03-24. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement. Analysts estimate that Darden Restaurants will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $2.12.

Analysts have provided the following ratings for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) within the last quarter:

If history is any guide, there may be trouble ahead for shares of Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI). A so-called "death cross" has formed on its chart and, not surprisingly, this could be bearish for the stock.