DJ Darden Restaurants Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) rose 1.23% to $209.28 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.17% to 7,650.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.18% to 51,682.64.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Darden Restaurants Inc. closed 8.91% short of its 52-week high of $229.76, which the company reached on August 13th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as McDonald's Corp. (MCD) fell 0.10% to $248.24, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) fell 0.87% to $95.83, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) fell 0.24% to $33.43.
Trading volume (1.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 18, 2026.