Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit
Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 62/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.
Decent core business (20% profit margin), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.
Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.
No major SEC filing blowups, though current interest rates and Fed liquidity call for normal position sizing.
2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish on DRI
19.5% ROIC with 20.3% gross margin and 2.57% FCF yield.
Altman-Z 2.63 and Piotroski 6/9 pass balance-sheet audit.
Put/Call 0.69x with 22/40 institutional & insider flow.
- ✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.
- !Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.
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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
vs. +9.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FREDShould I buy, hold, or sell DRI stock right now?
Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) currently earns a Roarable Rating of C (Hold — HOLD) with 62/100 RQD Confidence. Solid 20% profit margin (20% return on capital), mixed timing at 21x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.
What is DRI's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?
DRI's 12-month base price target is $224.45 (range $175.07 to $264.85), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.