Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI)

DRI (NYSE:Leisure)
$52.62
neg -1.03
-1.92%
Today's Range: 52.49 - 53.77 | DRI Avg Daily Volume: 1,678,700
Last Update: 05/22/13 - 4:01 PM EDT
Volume: 1,203,782
YTD Performance: 19.04%
Open: $53.57
Previous Close: $53.65
52 Week Range: $44.11 - $57.93
Oustanding Shares: 129,812,201
Market Cap: 6,938,462,143
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TheStreet Ratings Grade for DRI
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 6 6 6 6
Moderate Buy 2 2 2 2
Hold 16 16 16 16
Moderate Sell 1 1 1 2
Strong Sell 1 1 1 1
Mean Rec. 2.58 2.58 2.58 2.63
Latest Dividend: 0.50
Latest Dividend Yield: 3.74%
Dividend Ex-Date: 04/08/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 16.30
Price Earnings Comparisons:
DRI Sector Avg. S&P 500
16.30 16.30 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
19.92% 2.88% 28.97%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 6.60 0.11 0.03
Net Income -0.20 0.28 0.09
EPS 5.30 0.35 0.10
Earnings for DRI:
EBITDA 1.10B
Revenue 8.00B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (05/13) Qtr (08/13) FY (05/13) FY (05/14)
Average Estimate $1.03 $0.82 $3.16 $3.17
Number of Analysts 17 14 20 19
High Estimate $1.10 $1.00 $3.22 $3.50
Low Estimate $0.98 $0.72 $3.10 $3.00
Prior Year $1.15 $0.85 $3.58 $3.16
Growth Rate (Year over Year) -10.13% -3.70% -11.70% 0.32%
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Let's Go to the Charts

By

Doug Kass

 | Apr 9, 2013 | 1:53 PM EDT
Brinker, Cheesecake Factory and Darden.

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By

Doug Kass

 | Apr 9, 2013 | 1:36 PM EDT
Shares tumble.

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 | Apr 9, 2013 | 10:00 AM EDT

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bearishDarden estimates, target reduced at Credit Suisse

Mar 6, 2013 | 7:28 AM EST

DRI estimates were cut through 2015, Credit Suisse said. Olive Garden continues to face challenges. Neutral rating and new $45 price target. 

Casual-Dining Stocks Could Crumble

By

Tim Melvin

 | Mar 5, 2013 | 3:00 PM EST

These companies are poorly positioned, and cost-cutting won't be enough.

bearishDarden Restaurants downgraded at UBS

Mar 1, 2013 | 8:13 AM EST

DRI ws downgraded to Neutral from Buy, UBS said. $47 price target. Higher bonus payments and margin impact of increased value oriented promotions. 

bullishDarden upgraded at BofA

Feb 27, 2013 | 8:00 AM EST

DRI was upgraded to Neutral from Underperform, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said. $50 price target. Commitment to raise dividend trumps lower guidance. 

bearishDarden Restaurants numbers lowered at Jefferies

Feb 27, 2013 | 7:56 AM EST

Shares of DRI now seen reaching $42, Jefferies said. Estimates also lowered on analyst meeting pre-announcement. Hold rating.

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