Yahoo Finance Here's Why Darden Restaurants (DRI) is a Strong Value Stock
It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors.
Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.
Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock
Value investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
Darden Restaurants (DRI)
Founded in 1968 and based in Orlando, FL, Darden Restaurants is one of the largest casual dining restaurant operators worldwide.
DRI sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Value Style Score of B, and has a VGM Score of B. Compared to the Retail - Restaurants industry's P/E of 19.3X, shares of Darden Restaurants are trading at a forward P/E of 15.5X. DRI also has a PEG Ratio of 1.5, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 13X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 1.6X.
Many value investors pay close attention to a company's earnings as well. For DRI, one analyst revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.00 to $8.85 per share for 2024. Per share DRI boasts an average earnings surprise of 3%.
With strong valuation and earnings metrics, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, investors should strongly think about adding DRI to their portfolios.
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