DJ Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) rallied 2.15% to $197.41 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.19% to 7,666.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.04% to 50,926.56.
The stock's rise snapped a five-day losing streak.
Darden Restaurants Inc. closed 14.08% short of its 52-week high of $229.76, which the company reached on August 13th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as McDonald's Corp. (MCD) rose 0.39% to $231.83, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) rose 0.98% to $94.88, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) rose 1.16% to $32.32.
Trading volume (1.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 1, 2026.