Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) to go ex-dividend.On 3/22/2018 Darden Restaurants ( NYSE:DRI ) announced that it will be issuing a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.63 down from $0.63 making the yield 2.7006751687922%.Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) Ex- dividend dateDarden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) is set to go ex-dividend on and will be payable on 5/1/2018 Dividend History for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) The next payable dividend for Darden Restaurants is scheduled for 5/1/2018. There is an annual dividend of $$2.52 with a yield of 2.91% The company’s dividend has increased by 2.70% on a 3 Year Average The payout ration for the trailing 12 months of earnings is 64.62% , 52.94% based on this years estimates and 46.75% based on next years projected estimates.Recent Dividend History for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)
- On 12/20/2012 Darden Restaurants announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50.
- On 3/22/2013 Darden Restaurants announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50.
- On 6/21/2013 Darden Restaurants announced a quarterly dividend of $0.55.
- On 9/20/2013 Darden Restaurants announced a quarterly dividend of $0.55.
- On 12/19/2013 Darden Restaurants announced a quarterly dividend of $0.55.
- On 3/21/2014 Darden Restaurants announced a quarterly dividend of $0.55.
Recent Insider Trading for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)
- On 1/10/2018 Douglas J Milanes, SVP, sold 4,300 with an average share price of $97.05 per share and the total transaction amounting to $417,315.00.
- On 1/10/2018 Eugene I Lee Jr, Insider, sold 59,783 with an average share price of $96.80 per share and the total transaction amounting to $5,786,994.40.
- On 1/10/2018 Ricardo Cardenas, CFO, sold 10,783 with an average share price of $97.17 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,047,784.11.
- On 6/29/2017 Eugene I Lee Jr, Insider, sold 93,125 with an average share price of $91.58 per share and the total transaction amounting to $8,528,387.50.
- On 4/3/2017 David C George, Insider, sold 84,283 with an average share price of $83.13 per share and the total transaction amounting to $7,006,445.79.
- On 3/31/2017 Eugene I Lee Jr, Insider, sold 98,124 with an average share price of $83.19 per share and the total transaction amounting to $8,162,935.56.
Recent Analyst Rating for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)
- On 3/15/2018 Mizuho, Initiated Coverage, to bought with a price target of $105.00
- On 3/14/2018 Maxim Group, Reiterated Rating, to bought with a price target of $112.00
- On 1/16/2018 Barclays, Reiterated Rating, fromOverweight to Overweight to Overweight with a price target of $108.00 to $116.00
- On 1/12/2018 BMO Capital Markets, Set Price Target, to Hold with a price target of $99.00
- On 1/12/2018 Credit Suisse Group, Reiterated Rating, to Hold with a price target of $95.00
- On 1/11/2018 SunTrust Banks, Set Price Target, to Hold with a price target of $104.00
Recent Trading for Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) Shares of Darden Restaurants closed the previous trading session at 86.63 down -6.68 7.16% with 90.0 shares trading hands.