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Olive Garden Offers Free Kid's Meals On April 25 In Honor Of Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work DayPR Newswire (Apr 23, 2013)
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Olive Garden Offers Free Kid's Meals On April 25 In Honor Of Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work DayPR Newswire (Apr 18, 2013)
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Yielding Over 4%, Darden Is A Solid Income PickStats Trader • Mon, Mar 18 -
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Darden Posts Decent Results Amid Fears Of A SlowdownValuentum • Wed, Sep 26, 2012 -
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Darden Restaurants Has More Room To Run After Hitting New All-Time HighsChris Katje • Sat, Sep 22, 2012 -
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. - Analyst/Investor DayTue, Feb 26
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Darden Restaurants CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Dec 21, 2010 • 1 Comment
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Darden Restaurants Inc. F3Q10 (Qtr End 02/28/10) Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Mar 24, 2010 • 1 Comment
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Darden Restaurants F2Q10 (Qtr End 11/29/09) Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Dec 18, 2009
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Darden Restaurants F4Q09 (Qtr End 5/31/09) Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Jun 24, 2009
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Darden Restaurants F3Q09 (Qtr End 2/22/09) Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Mar 18, 2009
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Darden Restaurants F2Q09 (Qtr End 11/23/08) Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Dec 19, 2008
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Olive Garden Offers Free Kid's Meals On April 25 In Honor Of Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work DayPR Newswire (Apr 23, 2013)
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Olive Garden Offers Free Kid's Meals On April 25 In Honor Of Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work DayPR Newswire (Apr 18, 2013)
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Company Description
Darden Restaurants, Inc. is the world’s largest company-owned and operated full service restaurant company1, and served over 404 million meals in fiscal 2009. As of May 31, 2009, we operated through subsidiaries 1,773 restaurants in the United States and Canada. In the United States, we operated... More
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- Wednesday, February 13, 1:46 PM Restaurant stocks underperform broad market indexes after margin pressure at Buffalo Wild Wings and a dour industry outlook from AlixPartners sets a negative tone. Notable decliners: BWLD -5.4%, BJRI -3.7%, CAKE -2.5%, EAT -2.5%, DRI -2.2%, MCD -1.4%. 2 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 9:10 AM
Premarket gainers: SINO +28%. GALE +14%. FHCO +10%. BIG +7%. OCZ +6%. ALXA +5%.
Losers: GERN -28%. PBY -9%. DRI -9%. SSN -6.4%. PCS -6.4%. Comment! [On the Move] - Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 9:09 AM The restaurant sector is on watch after a profit warning from Darden Restaurants points to weakness, not in Europe or China, but at home in the U.S. While increased promotional activity in the sector is behind part of the slip from Darden, the bigger question is why are sales so weak for big players if consumer confidence is supposedly bouncing back? 12 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
- Friday, September 21, 2012, 9:40 AM Shares of Darden Restaurants (DRI +4.8%) trade higher after the company records a narrow earnings beat with its FQ2 results. Nothing was spectacular from the report, but reaffirmed guidance and a pickup in traffic late in the quarter buoyed the spirit of investors. 1 Comment [On the Move, Consumer]
- Friday, June 22, 2012, 8:11 AM Shares of Darden Restaurants (DRI) trade 2.5% lower after missing with its top-line in FQ4 and issuing FY13 same-restaurant sales estimates for its three biggest chains a shade below previously announced targets. The company upped its dividend payout to $0.50 a share, bringing DRI's yield up to 3.96%. 1 Comment [On the Move, Consumer]
- Friday, June 22, 2012, 7:35 AM More on Darden Restaurants' FQ4 (DRI): Specialty restaurant group saw 2.7% growth. Longhorn Steakhouse sales growth, helped offset declines at Olive Garden and Red Lobster. Plans to open 100-110 new restaurants. For FY13, forecasts total sales will grow 6%-7% and EPS will be 8%-12% higher. Shares -3.8% premarket. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Consumer, On the Move]
- Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 12:54 PM Shares of Darden Restaurants (DRI +4.8%) are on a mystery run higher on heavy volume as peers wallow to minor gains. Not only did shares set an all-time high, but option activity has spiked as well. Comment! [On the Move, Consumer]
- Monday, April 2, 2012, 9:39 AM Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD -4.6%) and Panera Bread (PNRA -1.3%) sell off after Raymond James cuts the rapidly-growing fast-casual chains to Underperform. DineEquity (DIN -2.2%) and Darden (DRI -1%) have also been downgraded. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 9:00 AM
Premarket gainers: PPHM +30%. FRO +29%. AMR +9%. LNKD +5%. EK +4%.
Losers: PLX -20%. DRI -8%. CLWR -6%. NS -5%. MTL -5%. EXAS -5%. ALU -5%. Comment! [On the Move] - Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 7:35 AM Darden Restaurants (DRI) sees FQ2 (ended Nov. 27) EPS of $0.41 below street expectations of $0.54. The company expects 2012 revenue growth of 6%-7% and EPS growth of 4%-7%. Previously, the company had expected sales growth of 12%-15%. Shares -9% premarket. (PR) 2 Comments [Consumer, Breaking News, On the Move]
- Thursday, October 13, 2011, 2:15 PM Shares of Beazer Homes (BZH +6.5%) surge after the homebuilder releases strong preliminary Q4 data: orders jumped 33%, home closings rose 23%, and backlog of homes under contract soared 88% Y/Y, perhaps suggesting improvement in the housing market. Shares of rivals aren't helped: DRI -2.9%, LEN -2.2%. 1 Comment [Consumer, On the Move]
- Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 10:24 AM Shares of Darden Restaurants (DRI -4.6%) fall after the firm's FQ1 report highlights the struggles of the restaurant operator to combat higher commodity prices and ongoing woes at the firm's Olive Garden chain. Comment! [On the Move]
- Friday, September 9, 2011, 9:03 AM Investors think Americans will dine out less and pick cheaper options, according to performance of stocks in the sector. The Bloomberg Full Service Restaurant Index is off 21% since July 5 led by DRI, CAKE and EAT, a much bigger decline than the Bloomberg Quick Service Restaurant Index with fast-food chain stalwarts like MCD and WEN - only down 5% for the same period. Comment! [On the Move, Consumer, Quick Ideas]
- Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 5:52 PM Darden Restaurants (DRI) says its preliminary FQ1 estimates will be short of analyst expectations due to the adverse impact of Hurricane Irene. It now expects to earn $0.78 per share, below consensus estimates of $0.88. Shares -4% AH. 1 Comment [Earnings, Consumer, On the Move]
- Thursday, August 11, 2011, 3:25 PM Darden Restaurants (DRI +8.4%) adds to gains late in the day after saying earlier it will expand its Red Lobster, Olive Garden and Capital Grille brands into Mexico under an area-development agreement with Corporacion Mexicana (CPMXF). 1 Comment [On the Move]
- Friday, July 1, 2011, 2:05 PM Darden (DRI) +5.1%) pops after issuing strong guidance yesterday, expecting to open 80-90 new restaurants in 2012. The firm reported strong 4Q sales (+6.8% Y/Y), saying higher prices were offset by lower expenses. Darden's rosy outlook also pushes up competitors: EAT +6.2%, RT +3.6%, PFCB +3.4%. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
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Paul Zimbardo
4 Ex-Dividends To Consider, 2 To Avoid This Week http://seekingalpha.com/a/sfb7 $ARR $CJREF.PK $DRI $FSC $MFA $SJR #Dividends #Stocks #News - View all 0 replies
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Dividend Sheet
$VZ $DRI and $WGL are tomorrows's best yielding ex-dividend stocks - http://stks.co/aPVf - 19 shares with 2.42% yield - View all 0 replies
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John Gordon
$DRI up 1.1% today...looks like their Feb miss pre-release and better March SSS optics worked. - View all 0 replies
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WhisperNumber
$DRI earnings $1.02, three cents ahead of the whisper number. Expected price reaction: http://seekingalpha.com/a/rq2b - View all 0 replies
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The Wall Street Transcript
Darden Restaurants ($DRI) May See Long-Term Value with Red Lobster and Olive Garden Changes- http://su.pr/2OvyLW - View all 0 replies
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John Gordon
Miller Pulse #restaurants sales: Feb traffic negative in all segments, casual dining very weak with negative ticket as well. $DRI $EAT - View all 0 replies
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John Gordon
Knapp Feb casual dining index: neg sales, traffic but ticket factor weaker vs. prior year, discounting didn't drive..$DRI #restaurants - View all 0 replies
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John Gordon
$DRI struggles answering 2014 incentive cost hike despite flat comps; a new restro vartiable cost line is born ! - View all 0 replies
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John Gordon
$DRI CEO Otis: we found out casual dining slowdown is not cyclical but it is a structural problem ! - View all 0 replies
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John Gordon
Both $MCD (zees must stay open Xmas) and $DRI (cut employyee hours) working damage control now; social reputation does matter ! - View all 16 replies
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Perkins Cove: Neighbor is high up in $DRI. Or at least the wife he left for a new family is a neighbor. Connecting true values to companies is impossible. -
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Hillbilly Stock Star
$DRI .....Longhorn and Olive Garden been packed (1-hour) wait, I guess nobody wants to go off the cliff on an empty stomach. - View all 5 replies
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Hillbilly Stock Star: Longhorn for lunch, wild west shrimp & filet were fab!
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Ocean Man: 3.85% yield here, and they've raised the divvy by 15-30% each of the past 4 years. Also a play on falling gas prices.
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Ocean Man: But it makes sense. If you need an unusual streak of fortunate weather to achieve 2% growth, you're not a real solid investment.
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Ocean Man: Yes, mostly. They're serial disappointers coming off a rare good quarter. They always blame gas prices for struggles & gas has come up.
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Hillbilly Stock Star: Word on the street is we are hitting the big time, Olive Garden is coming to town!
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Hillbilly Stock Star: They are going crazy for Olive Garden in North Dokata!....http://huff.to/wjaDNl
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Ocean Man: It used to be one of my fav stocks because they raised the dividend by 30% three years in a row, but a serial earnings disappointer this yr.
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