Darden Restaurants missed fiscal fourth-quarter revenue estimates, sending its share down -4% Thursday morning,
The restaurant company’s quarterly revenue increased +4.5% year-over-year to $2.23 billion, but lagged analysts’ estimates of $2.24 billion (based on Refinitiv poll of analysts).
Total same-store sales growth across all of Darden’s restaurants came in at +1.6% for the quarter, falling short of analysts’ estimates of +2.3%.Darden mentioned a decline of -0.4% in foot traffic to its Olive Garden locations open at least a year. The restaurant reported same-store sales growth of 2.4%.
However, Darden did beat earnings expectations for the quarter. It reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.76, compared to Wall Street’s estimates of $1.73.
Looking ahead, the company expects same-store sales growth of 1% to 2%, and net earnings per share of $6.30 to $6.45.
DRI saw its Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) turn negative on February 11, 2025. This is a bearish signal that suggests the stock could decline going forward. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 60 instances where the indicator turned negative. In of the 60 cases the stock moved lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of a downward move at .
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The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating outstanding price growth. DRI’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly undervalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (10.811) is normal, around the industry mean (5.254). P/E Ratio (21.853) is within average values for comparable stocks, (55.771). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.830) is also within normal values, averaging (1.836). Dividend Yield (0.029) settles around the average of (0.040) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (1.972) is also within normal values, averaging (8.613).
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 82, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to consistent earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
an operator of casual-dining restaurants
Industry Restaurants