Darden Restaurants Gears Up For Q4 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

Group 1 - Darden Restaurants, Inc. is set to release its fourth-quarter financial results on June 20, with expected earnings of $2.96 per share, an increase from $2.65 per share in the same quarter last year [1] - The company projects quarterly revenue of $3.26 billion, up from $2.96 billion a year earlier [1] - In the third quarter, Darden reported revenue growth of 6.2% year-on-year to $3.158 billion, which was below the analyst consensus estimate of $3.215 billion [2] Group 2 - Analyst ratings for Darden Restaurants show varied opinions, with Wells Fargo maintaining an Equal-Weight rating and increasing the price target from $200 to $225 [5] - Evercore ISI Group maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $230 to $250 [5] - UBS maintained a Buy rating and boosted the price target from $225 to $245, while Jefferies upgraded the stock from Underperform to Hold and raised the price target from $165 to $210 [5]