DRI NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Darden Restaurants Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

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Latest close 196.3 USD
-1.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 56.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.1%, after a -7.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 42/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 47d.

Setup score 40 out of 100
Latest Close 196.3 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.1% latest completed week
4W Return -7.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 57.7% 30 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -1.1% Latest completed week; four-week move -7.4%. Indicator stack 32/51 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bearish 42/100 conviction; expected move 7.0%. News sentiment 52/100 65 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 47d Next report is scheduled for 17 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 56.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.1%, after a -7.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6312-week average 0.47

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.63Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -7.4% over four weeks, 0.8% over 12 weeks, and -1.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.1%
4W-7.4%
12W0.8%
26W-4.0%
52W-1.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year30
Trend breadth57.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.25Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-45.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.24Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-6355.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 May 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength50/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Value36/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Quality96/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Momentum28/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Growth75/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework61/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
18.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
69.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
13.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
22.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
19.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
9.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
15.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
24.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBearish

DRI shows bearish options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.82, expected move of 7.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction42/100
Expected move7.0%
Put/call volume1.82
Pressure-28
Speculation10
Volatility50
Trend agreement90
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Insider activity16 / 4

16 acquisitions and 4 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 65 relevant articles.

14 positive · 45 neutral · 6 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings47dNext report is scheduled for 17 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-10.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.5%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-5.2%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-1.1%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.8% / -2.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape39/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 39/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis49/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.63; 2 reversal markers Factors53/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 64 SVQF61/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 391.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options55/100

DRI shows bearish options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.82, expected move of 7.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 7.0% Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 65 relevant articles.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. $DRI Stock Holdings Cut by First Trust Advisors LP Insiders16 / 4

16 acquisitions and 4 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings47d

Next report is scheduled for 17 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow3 items

0 recent research articles and 3 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026196.3 USD-1.1%202.1 USD172.5 USD0.25-7.246.6MOff
17 Jul 2026198.5 USD-2.8%201.8 USD172.2 USD0.64-7.076.8MOn
10 Jul 2026204.2 USD0.8%201.4 USD171.9 USD0.80-6.267.6MOn
3 Jul 2026202.7 USD-4.4%200.5 USD171.6 USD0.79-6.086.6MOn
26 Jun 2026212.0 USD0.1%199.6 USD171.3 USD0.46-0.1111.7MOn
19 Jun 2026211.8 USD0.9%198.4 USD170.9 USD0.02-2.955.3MOn
12 Jun 2026209.8 USD6.7%197.1 USD170.5 USD-0.26-3.535.5MOn
5 Jun 2026196.6 USD-3.6%195.8 USD170.1 USD-0.60-9.555.1MOn
29 May 2026203.9 USD0.2%195.1 USD169.8 USD-0.57-9.044.2MOn
22 May 2026203.5 USD3.9%194.3 USD169.4 USD-0.66-8.424.9MOn
15 May 2026195.9 USD-0.2%193.5 USD169.0 USD-0.71-11.495.3MOn
8 May 2026196.2 USD0.8%193.2 USD168.7 USD-0.61-11.634.6MOn
1 May 2026194.8 USD-3.1%192.6 USD168.3 USD-0.59-10.684.3MOn
24 Apr 2026201.1 USD-0.0%192.4 USD168.0 USD-0.53-7.415.8MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.