Darden Restaurants Gears Up For Q1 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI will release earnings results for its fiscal 2025 first quarter, before the opening bell on Thursday, Sept. 19.

Analysts expect the Orlando, Florida-based company to report quarterly earnings at $1.84 per share, up from $1.78 per share in the year-ago period. Darden Restaurants projects to report quarterly revenue of $2.8 billion for the quarter. according to data from Benzinga Pro.

On July 17, Chuy's Holdings Inc CHUY and Darden Restaurants jointly announced that Darden will acquire Chuy's Holdings.

Darden Restaurants shares rose 1.1% to close at $160.25 on Friday.

Benzinga readers can access the latest analyst ratings on the Analyst Stock Ratings page. Readers can sort by stock ticker, company name, analyst firm, rating change or other variables.

Let's have a look at how Benzinga's most-accurate analysts have rated the company in the recent period.

• TD Cowen analyst Andrew Charles reiterated a Hold rating with a price target of $150 on Sept. 12. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• Citigroup analyst Jon Tower maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $192 to $191 on Sept. 10. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 73%.
• Wedbush analyst Nick Setyan reiterated an Outperform rating with a price target of $170 on Sept. 10. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 69%.
• Raymond James analyst Brian Vaccaro maintained an Outperform rating with a price target of $160 on Aug. 20. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 81%.
• Piper Sandler analyst Brian Mullan maintained a Neutral rating and cut the price target from $163 to $159 on July 22. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 78%.

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