Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Darden Restaurants (DRI)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) in the last few weeks:

• 12/29/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $185.00 to $195.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/19/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG.
• 12/19/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 12/19/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at KeyCorp.
• 12/19/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 12/19/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc..
• 12/19/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $205.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/19/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Evercore ISI.
• 12/19/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BTIG Research. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/19/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stephens. They now have a $205.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/17/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its price target lowered by analysts at Guggenheim from $235.00 to $230.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/15/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $210.00 to $200.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $238.00 to $236.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/11/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its price target lowered by analysts at Stephens from $215.00 to $205.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/9/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $240.00 to $225.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/8/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/3/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $239.00 to $232.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/1/2025 – Darden Restaurants was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating.
• 11/24/2025 – Darden Restaurants had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $190.00 to $185.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Darden Restaurants Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be issued a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 9th. Darden Restaurants’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.89%.

Insider Activity at Darden Restaurants

In other Darden Restaurants news, SVP Matthew R. Broad sold 5,661 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.40, for a total transaction of $1,094,837.40. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 13,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,691,354.40. This trade represents a 28.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Darden Restaurants, Inc is a multi-brand, full-service restaurant company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The company owns and operates a portfolio of casual and fine-dining concepts that together serve millions of guests through company-owned and franchised locations. Its well-known brands include Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, alongside other dining concepts that span Italian, American, steakhouse and upscale casual formats.

Darden’s restaurants provide a range of guest-facing services including dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering, and feature menus tailored to each brand’s positioning—Italian-American fare at Olive Garden, steaks and grilled items at LongHorn, and more premium steakhouse and chef-driven offerings at its upscale concepts.