DJ Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) slipped 3.51% to $211.13 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.72% to 7,730.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.20% to 53,569.44.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Darden Restaurants Inc. closed 8.11% below its 52-week high of $229.76, which the company reached on August 13th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as McDonald's Corp. $(MCD)$ fell 2.57% to $260.06, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) fell 1.13% to $107.26, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) fell 0.32% to $37.22.
Trading volume (880,742) remained 491,712 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 27, 2026.