Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Darden Restaurants has moved -1.4% so far today on a volume of 1,431,109, compared to its average of 1,153,719. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.
Darden Restaurants trades -12.79% away from its average analyst target price of $179.27 per share. The 24 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $154.0 to $194.0, and on average have given Darden Restaurants a rating of buy.
Anyone interested in buying DRI should be aware of the facts below:
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Darden Restaurants's current price is 183.8% above its Graham number of $55.1, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Darden Restaurants has moved 3.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 26.7%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 8.54, Darden Restaurants has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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DRI has a forward P/E ratio of 16.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $9.62 per share
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.78 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Darden Restaurants is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 8.68 compared to its sector average of 4.24
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Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada.
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Based in Orlando, the company has 187,384 full time employees and a market cap of $18.66 Billion. Darden Restaurants currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.2%.