Darden Restaurants

Darden Restaurants hit my price target with a 45% total return, driven by strategic menu additions and strong brand performance, especially Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse. Despite industry challenges, Darden's Q3 FY 2025 revenue grew 6.16% YoY, with a notable 2.6% same-store sales growth, outperforming the industry average. The Uber Direct partnership boosted delivery volume by 40%-50%, and new lean prototypes for Cheddar's and Yard House are accelerating restaurant openings.» Mehr auf seekingalpha.com

Brinker and Darden have both outperformed. Find out which restaurant stock offers a better balance of growth, value and momentum in today's market.» Mehr auf zacks.com

Baird analyst David Tarantino lowered the firm's price target on Darden to $192 from $210 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. With the probabilities of an economic slowdown seemingly rising following the "shock" of last week's tariff announcement, Baird lowered estimates and price targets for the restaurants. It still believes exposure to restaurants remains appropriate, but is "dialing up" a preference for franchisors and keeps Outperform ratings on the businesses it thinks would be positioned to perform reasonably well in a downturn scenario. Baird moved to the sidelines on Portillo's and Starbucks. 09 Apr 10 Apr» Mehr auf thefly.com