Earnest Partners Reduces $14M in Darden Restaurants, Inc. ($DRI)

Key Points

  • Earnest Partners changed its Darden Restaurants, Inc. ($DRI) stake by 4.56% last quarter, cutting to 1,387,401 shares worth $286.41 million.
  • Wall Street's consensus rating on $DRI is Buy and an average price target of $230.68.
  • $DRI last traded around $206.44.

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Earnest Partners trimmed its position in Darden Restaurants, Inc. ($DRI) by 4.56% during the most recent quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,387,401 shares of Darden Restaurants, Inc. after selling 66,340 shares during the quarter. Earnest Partners's holdings in Darden Restaurants, Inc. were worth $286.41 million as of its most recent filing.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Stock Down 4.3%

Shares of Darden Restaurants, Inc. ($DRI) traded around $206.44 on Sunday, down 4.3% for the day.

Last price$206.44
Market cap$24.33B
P/E ratio20.66
Forward P/E17.29
PEG ratio1.88
Beta0.58
52-week low$169
52-week high$229.76
50-day MA$209.19
200-day MA$200.41
Current ratio0.31
Quick ratio0.12
Debt-to-equity3.65

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Earnings

EPS (ttm)$10.37
Revenue (ttm)$13.21B
Revenue growth13.70%
Net margin9.13%
Return on equity53.72%
Next earningsSep 24, 2026

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Dividend

Annual dividend$6.48
Dividend yield301%
Payout ratio57.47%
Ex-dividend dateJul 10, 2026

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ConsensusBuy
Average target$230.68
High target$276
Low target$156
Analysts covering25

About Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Chuy's, Yard House, Ruth's Chris Steak House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Bahama Breeze, The Capital Burger, Darden and Darden Restaurants brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Cyclical
IndustryRestaurants
HeadquartersOrlando, FL
CEOMr. Rajesh Vennam
Employees209,931

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