$32.65 -0.13 (-0.40%)
11/6/2009 4:01 PM

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

A publicly held casual dining restaurant company that operates Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bahamas Breeze, Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill and Seasons restaurants. The company owns and operates all of the restaurants in the United States and Canada.

Current Price $32.65 Mkt Cap $4.56B
Open $32.72 P/E Ratio 11.71
Prev. Close $32.78 Div. (Yield) 1.00 (3.00%)
Daily Range $32.33 - $33.40 Volume 2,030,656
52-Wk Range $13.21 - $41.21 Avg. Daily Vol. 3,426,000

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15 Outperform
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traderpat9 (95.51)
Submitted February 08, 2009

dri is already returning to its' level of sept 08. fools do not wait on this-my daughter loves OLIVE GARDEN (AND I LOVE MY DAUGHTER)-it's just the 30/45 minute waits i don't like. great quality food at a price you can afford to take out 5 of her best… More

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jmacn22 (90.04)
Submitted August 31, 2006

Smokey Bones and Bahama Breeze are weighing down Darden's overall performance and this is expected to continue into the near future as management puts together a new strategy to unlock value out of Smokey Bones... like scrapping the BBQ concept… More

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Member Avatar Xslfgapoom (92.71) Submitted: 10/20/2009 10:56:11 AM : Outperform Start Price: $32.35 DRI Score: +3.14

I went to Olive Garden on a Monday night two weeks ago and had to wait 30 minutes to get a table. I think DRI is a solid value play in a sector that is undervalued and poised to come up big with the recovery.

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Member Avatar AzUKHiker (< 20) Submitted: 10/13/2009 2:05:27 PM : Outperform Start Price: $32.95 DRI Score: -0.86

Passes Miller High Yield screen

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Member Avatar 00100 (95.30) Submitted: 9/29/2009 3:29:39 PM : Outperform Start Price: $35.93 DRI Score: -9.98

Upthumb. Excellent cash flow. Good payout. Relatively low 5 year sales growth of 7%. Low quick ratio. Nominal debt ratio for a restaurant chain. Low margins - could be the source of improvement.

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Score Leader

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steerage (98.17) Score: +98.48

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in DRI.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
eclipsehts < 20 1/11/2008 Outperform 5Y $21.34 +53.02% -20.77% +73.79 1 Comment
dkeeneygt89 68.51 11/13/2008 Outperform 1Y $16.84 +93.84% +27.39% +66.45 2 Comments
drod0886 < 20 1/22/2008 Outperform 3M $21.63 +50.93% -14.63% +65.56 1 Comment
mghaynes1 59.36 1/9/2008 Outperform NS $22.60 +44.44% -19.73% +64.17
TopDividendUltra < 20 12/1/2008 Outperform NS $17.39 +87.77% +25.67% +62.09
orthokneepa 60.00 1/4/2008 Outperform 5Y $23.91 +36.57% -21.36% +57.94 1 Comment
rudyiscool 86.76 1/7/2008 Outperform NS $24.23 +34.76% -21.27% +56.03 1 Comment
baycityjay 26.45 1/7/2008 5/21/2008 Outperform 1Y $24.23 +34.76% -21.27% +56.03
LK46 < 20 12/27/2007 Outperform NS $25.62 +27.44% -25.08% +52.52
browell < 20 10/23/2008 Outperform 5Y $18.48 +76.70% +24.86% +51.84
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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackBernstein 86.97 9/25/2009 Outperform NS $35.09 -6.94% +2.24% -9.19
TrackStifel 94.70 9/2/2009 Outperform NS $32.74 -0.29% +5.59% -5.87
TrackJefferies 75.83 7/17/2009 Outperform NS $33.88 -3.64% +14.44% -18.09
TrackMKMPartners 93.75 3/18/2009 Outperform NS $33.07 -1.28% +40.12% -41.40
TrackRWBaird 85.02 2/3/2009 Outperform NS $25.64 +27.34% +31.19% -3.85
TrackBarclaysCap 86.02 12/19/2008 Outperform NS $26.51 +23.16% +22.71% +0.45
TrackUBS 86.41 12/3/2008 Outperform NS $16.94 +64.88% +5.46% +59.42 12/22/2008 @ $27.93
TrackMKMPartners 93.75 11/13/2008 Underperform NS $17.32 -19.92% -10.80% +9.12 11/21/2008 @ $13.87
TrackJimCramer < 20 9/10/2008 Outperform 3W $29.44 +10.92% -10.65% +21.57
TrackBofASec 93.50 7/11/2008 Outperform NS $28.63 +14.06% -10.50% +24.56
TrackJimCramer < 20 6/26/2008 Underperform 3W $32.42 -5.87% -3.52% +2.35 9/10/2008 @ $30.52
TrackBearStearns 86.38 3/3/2008 Outperform NS $30.50 +7.05% -16.14% +23.20
TrackRBCCapMkts 81.74 2/11/2008 Outperform NS $27.58 +18.38% -16.12% +34.50
TrackJimCramer < 20 1/24/2008 Outperform 3W $27.32 +19.45% -5.01% +24.45 6/26/2008 @ $32.63
TrackJimCramer < 20 1/4/2008 Underperform 3W $25.40 +8.10% -4.48% -12.58 1/25/2008 @ $27.46
TrackLehmanBros 76.60 10/22/2007 Outperform NS $40.90 -20.18% -24.69% +4.51
TrackRichAster 91.10 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $41.17 -21.79% -10.02% -11.76 6/16/2008 @ $32.20 1 Comment
TrackMatrix 89.45 6/22/2007 Outperform NS $43.11 -3.23% -2.52% -0.71 7/27/2007 @ $41.72
TrackBearStearns 86.38 5/7/2007 Outperform NS $44.83 -6.42% -4.11% -2.31 8/17/2007 @ $41.95
TrackKeyBanc 90.40 5/4/2007 Outperform NS $41.04 -20.44% -24.87% +4.43
TrackUBS 86.41 1/17/2007 Outperform NS $39.30 -13.73% -10.89% -2.84 8/19/2008 @ $33.90
TrackJPMorgan 78.71 1/16/2007 Outperform NS $37.62 -13.21% -20.52% +7.31
TrackJimCramer < 20 10/3/2006 Outperform 3W $42.73 -40.11% +6.12% -46.23 1/4/2008 @ $25.59
TrackJimCramer < 20 9/21/2006 Underperform 3W $42.75 +1.33% +1.22% -0.11 10/4/2006 @ $43.32
TrackJimCramer < 20 6/2/2006 Outperform 3W $35.51 +20.39% +2.31% +18.07 9/22/2006 @ $42.75

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