DARDEN RESTAURANTS ($DRI) posted quarterly earnings results for Q3 2026 on Thursday, March 19th. The company reported earnings of $2.95 per share, missing estimates of $2.98 by $0.03. The company also reported revenue of $3,345,300,000, missing estimates of $3,372,370,365 by $-27,070,365.
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DARDEN RESTAURANTS Insider Trading Activity
DARDEN RESTAURANTS insiders have traded $DRI stock on the open market 11 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 11 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $DRI stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- TODD BURROWES (Group President) sold 7,103 shares for an estimated $1,471,164
- RAJESH VENNAM (SVP, CFO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 6,774 shares for an estimated $1,450,418.
- MATTHEW R BROAD (SVP General Counsel) sold 5,661 shares for an estimated $1,094,864
- SARAH H. KING (SVP, Chief People Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,605 shares for an estimated $951,636.
- CHARLES M SONSTEBY sold 3,123 shares for an estimated $641,209
- MELVIN JOHN MARTIN (Group President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 2,900 shares for an estimated $550,750.
- SUSAN M. CONNELLY (SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer) sold 2,635 shares for an estimated $546,393
- JOHN W. WILKERSON (President Elect, Olive Garden) sold 2,258 shares for an estimated $480,954
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 392 institutional investors add shares of DARDEN RESTAURANTS stock to their portfolio, and 591 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 3,613,781 shares (+81.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $665,007,979
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 1,703,280 shares (-74.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $313,437,585
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 1,470,867 shares (-77.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $270,668,945
- ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. added 615,702 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $113,301,482
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 570,279 shares (+34.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $104,942,741
- INVESCO LTD. added 563,237 shares (+42.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $103,646,872
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 399,472 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $73,510,837
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $DRI stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $DRI stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE RICK LARSEN purchased up to $15,000 on 01/07.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 4 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 10/30, 09/25 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $DRI in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 12/19/2025
- Guggenheim issued a "Buy" rating on 12/17/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/06/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for DARDEN RESTAURANTS, check out Quiver Quantitative's $DRI forecast page.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $DRI recently. We have seen 14 analysts offer price targets for $DRI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $226.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Sara Senatore from B of A Securities set a target price of $262.0 on 03/16/2026
- Jim Salera from Stephens & Co. set a target price of $205.0 on 03/12/2026
- Jon Tower from Citigroup set a target price of $235.0 on 03/05/2026
- Nick Setyan from Mizuho set a target price of $235.0 on 01/23/2026
- Jake Bartlett from Truist Securities set a target price of $207.0 on 01/08/2026
- Jeffrey Bernstein from Barclays set a target price of $227.0 on 01/07/2026
- Andrew Strelzik from BMO Capital set a target price of $220.0 on 01/06/2026
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