Darden price target raised to $255 from $235 at Barclays

Barclays raised the firm’s price target on Darden (DRI) to $255 from $235 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. Darden “eased any investor concerns on comp growth” for themselves and the broader industry, for now, with an “impressive” Q4, led by outsized comparable store sales growth at both Olive Garden and LongHorn, the analyst tells investors. Initial FY26 guidance with adjusted EPS and EBITDA at or modestly below Street forecasts is “prudently conservative,” the analyst added.