Darden Restaurants is a leading chain of full-service dining establishments that operates several well-known restaurant brands across the United States and Canada
The company owns and manages a diverse portfolio of restaurant concepts, including fine dining and casual dining options, which cater to a wide range of culinary preferences and dining experiences. Through its commitment to quality food, exceptional service, and a welcoming atmosphere, Darden aims to create memorable dining experiences for its guests while continually evolving to meet changing consumer tastes and trends in the food industry.
J.P. Morgan analyst John Ivankoe hosted Bloomin' Brands, CAVA Group and others at the Las Vegas forum. A major takeaway: focus on "doing fewer things better" with continued investments in customer and employee experiences. The analyst recommends adding fresh investments in BROS, SBUX, and CAVA, while maintaining cautious optimism on CMG and EAT.
Let's have a look at what is happening on the US markets in the middle of the day on Thursday. Below you can find the top S&P500 gainers and losers in today's session.
Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) provided a positive update on its partnership with Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) on Thursday. The company plans to expand its delivery offering following a successful rollout.
Darden Restaurants reported a 6.2% YoY revenue increase to $3.158 billion for Q3, falling short of consensus. The company's same-restaurant sales rose 0.7%, driven by acquisitions. Darden's operating income grew 7.9%, and adjusted EPS of $2.80 surpassed expectations.
Restaurant company Darden (NYSE:DRI) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 6.2% year on year to $3.16 billion. On the other hand, the company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $12.1 billion at the midpoint. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.80 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Market indexes spent all trading day in the green for this Hump Day session, and felt encouraged enough by the Fed’s latest monetary policy overview — and later Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference — to take levels higher.
Wondering which stocks are making significant price gaps? Explore the S&P500 index on Thursday to find the gap up and gap down stocks in today's session.
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Mid-cap stocks often strike the right balance between having proven business models and market opportunities that can support $100 billion corporations.
However, they face intense competition from scaled industry giants and can be disrupted by new innovative players vying for a slice of the pie.
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From fast food to fine dining, restaurants play a vital societal role. It also feels like demand is strong as consumers always seem to be chasing the next hot place or viral fast food creation on social media (the Bloomin' Onion? That's FIVE BIG BOOMS!). No surprise the industry has returned 24.6% over the past six months, beating the S&P 500 by 7.7 percentage points.
