Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusBuy58 ratings
Bullish3662.1%
Neutral2136.2%
Bearish11.7%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Darden Restaurants, Inc. analyst ratings
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$206.97Current
$95Low
$196.19Average
$275High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 26, 2026 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 15, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 27, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 20, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 6, 2025 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 19, 2025 |
| TD Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 23, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 20, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 25, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 24, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 16, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Gordon Haskett | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 1, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 26, 2020 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Piper Jaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 20, 2019 |
| Maxim Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 22, 2019 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 25, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 21, 2018 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 21, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Longbow Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Tigress Financial | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 23, 2016 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | May 17, 2016 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Mar 23, 2015 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 24, 2013 |
| Wunderlich | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 24, 2013 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Sep 23, 2013 |
| Miller Tabak | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 28, 2013 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 22, 2013 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 22, 2013 |
| Credit Agricole | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Feb 13, 2013 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Positive | Downgrade | Sep 24, 2012 |
| Davenport | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2012 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 23, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $206.97. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $205.07 | +18.4% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $236 | $210.98 | +14.0% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan | $212 | $212.76 | +2.4% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $212.76 | +16.0% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $212.76 | +13.5% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $216 | $212.76 | +4.4% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $212.76 | +6.3% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | David Palmer | $230 | $212.01 | +11.1% | Jun 23, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $228 | $203.83 | +10.2% | May 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Dennis Geiger | $230 | $203.34 | +11.1% | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $206 | $218.01 | -0.5% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Melius Research | Analyst unavailable | $265 | $205.28 | +28.0% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $205.16 | +13.5% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $207 | $199.77 | +0.0% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $227 | $200.25 | +9.7% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $192.66 | +6.3% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nick Setyan | $195 | $189.87 | -5.8% | Dec 22, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $205 | $192.88 | -1.0% | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort | $230 | $185.53 | +11.1% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Andy Barish | $200 | $182.13 | -3.4% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $236 | $183.84 | +14.0% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Stephens | Jim Salera | $205 | $182.06 | -1.0% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $179.89 | +8.7% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nick Setyan | $185 | $174.72 | -10.6% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $183.63 | -8.2% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $188.19 | +8.7% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $188.12 | +1.5% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | David Palmer | $240 | $186.66 | +16.0% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $192.74 | +8.7% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $192.74 | -3.4% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $192.74 | +8.7% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $188.12 | +11.1% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $208 | $192.74 | +0.5% | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $208.79 | +13.5% | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | David Palmer | $245 | $211.46 | +18.4% | Sep 10, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $211.46 | +16.0% | Sep 10, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $252 | $208.06 | +21.8% | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Andy Barish | $210 | $217.5 | +1.5% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Tarantino | $192 | $200.68 | -7.2% | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $208.56 | +6.3% | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O'Cull | $215 | $199.93 | +3.9% | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $217 | $199.93 | +4.8% | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Brian Harbour | $209 | $183.44 | +1.0% | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Mark Hughes | $275 | $172.28 | +32.9% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Eric Gonzalez | $194 | $170.17 | -6.3% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Sara Senatore | $195 | $170.74 | -5.8% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $175 | $171.39 | -15.4% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Brian Vaccaro | $187 | $171.37 | -9.6% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Nick Setyan | $200 | $170.87 | -3.4% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Andy Barish | $136 | $171.4 | -34.3% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Tarantino | $172 | $172.27 | -16.9% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan | $177 | $172.27 | -14.5% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Stephens | Jim Salera | $164 | $172.27 | -20.8% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | David Palmer | $205 | $172.27 | -1.0% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| BTIG | Peter Saleh | $195 | $172.27 | -5.8% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Lynne Collier | $209 | $172.27 | +1.0% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| UBS | Dennis Geiger | $195 | $172.27 | -5.8% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Eric Gonzalez | $194 | $170.38 | -6.3% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $192 | $172.27 | -7.2% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $180 | $170.82 | -13.0% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Jon Tower | $191 | $170.84 | -7.7% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Tarantino | $156 | $160.69 | -24.6% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Brian Vaccaro | $160 | $161.1 | -22.7% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan | $159 | $142.86 | -23.2% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Andy Barish | $124 | $138.06 | -40.1% | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Argus Research | John Staszak | $175 | $153.09 | -15.4% | Jun 25, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Eric Gonzalez | $170 | $152.11 | -17.9% | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Stephens | Jim Salera | $165 | $152.95 | -20.3% | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O'Cull | $180 | $154.29 | -13.0% | Jun 21, 2024 |
| UBS | Dennis Geiger | $188 | $152.76 | -9.2% | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Brian Vaccaro | $167 | $152.52 | -19.3% | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | David Palmer | $165 | $147.19 | -20.3% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Eric Gonzalez | $170 | $147.47 | -17.9% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Brian Harbour | $175 | $146.61 | -15.4% | Jun 12, 2024 |
| BTIG | Peter Saleh | $175 | $151.42 | -15.4% | May 17, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $185 | $163.5 | -10.6% | Mar 27, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O\'Cull | $190 | $172.87 | -8.2% | Mar 18, 2024 |
| Guggenheim | Greg Francfort | $190 | $172.87 | -8.2% | Mar 18, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $95 | $163.99 | -54.1% | Dec 26, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Mullan | $159 | $163.09 | -23.2% | Dec 15, 2023 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Eric Gonzalez | $175 | $145.18 | -15.4% | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Brian Vaccaro | $165 | $151.66 | -20.3% | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $177 | $161.03 | -14.5% | Jun 23, 2023 |
| Stephens | Joshua Long | $170 | $161.26 | -17.9% | Jun 22, 2023 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Eric Gonzalez | $185 | $167.21 | -10.6% | Jun 15, 2023 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Andrew Strelzik | $150 | $151.68 | -27.5% | Mar 24, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $168 | $143.03 | -18.8% | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Stephens | Joshua Long | $150 | $138.45 | -27.5% | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $153 | $138.7 | -26.1% | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $148 | $139.9 | -28.5% | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $157 | $139.9 | -24.1% | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Nick Setyan | $160 | $143.95 | -22.7% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $142.57 | -25.1% | Dec 12, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $146 | $144.23 | -29.5% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $145.65 | -22.7% | Dec 2, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Eric Gonzalez | $150 | $129.51 | -27.5% | Oct 6, 2022 |
| Stephens | Joshua Long | $140 | $121.42 | -32.4% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $121.97 | -37.7% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $144 | $121.69 | -30.4% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Nick Setyan | $134 | $125.45 | -35.3% | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $137 | $130.43 | -33.8% | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $156 | $131.04 | -24.6% | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $131 | $125.36 | -36.7% | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner | $155 | $114.35 | -25.1% | Jul 2, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Lauren Siberman | $152 | $114.35 | -26.6% | Jul 2, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $130 | $119.81 | -37.2% | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $148 | $115.6 | -28.5% | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $115.6 | -32.4% | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $115.6 | -27.5% | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $115.6 | -34.8% | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Nick Setyan | $122 | $115.6 | -41.1% | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein | $130 | $115.6 | -37.2% | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $146 | $114.53 | -29.5% | Jun 21, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $111.84 | -25.1% | Jun 17, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $111.84 | -34.8% | Jun 17, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $111.96 | -32.4% | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $128 | $116.55 | -38.2% | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Brian Vaccaro | $136 | $114.03 | -34.3% | Jun 15, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $114.28 | -27.5% | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $134 | $114.28 | -35.3% | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $143 | $124.38 | -30.9% | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Tarantino | $160 | $131.27 | -22.7% | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Mullan | $152 | $131.27 | -26.6% | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Andrew Charles | $155 | $131.27 | -25.1% | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Andy Barish | $146 | $131.27 | -29.5% | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O`Cull | $160 | $131.27 | -22.7% | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Nick Setyan | $140 | $131.27 | -32.4% | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner | $175 | $132.49 | -15.4% | Mar 18, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Eric Gonzalez | $160 | $129.32 | -22.7% | Mar 17, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Brett Levy | $180 | $135.86 | -13.0% | Dec 20, 2021 |
| Wells Fargo | Jon Tower | $177 | $155.08 | -14.5% | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Piper Sandler | Nicole Miller Regan | $168 | $155.08 | -18.8% | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $180 | $155.86 | -13.0% | Sep 23, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Jared Garber | $162 | $127.94 | -21.7% | Jun 17, 2021 |
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