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title: "Darden Gears Up For Q3 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts"
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description: "Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) is set to release its Q3 earnings on March 19, with analysts predicting an EPS of $2.94 and revenue of $3.33 billion. Recent analyst ratings show mixed opinions: B of A Securities maintains a Buy rating with a price target of $262, while Citigroup also maintains a Buy with a target of $235. Mizuho upgraded from Neutral to Outperform with a target of $235, while Raymond James downgraded to Market Perform and Truist downgraded to Hold with a target of $207. Darden shares fell 1.6% to $200.71."
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# Darden Gears Up For Q3 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

**Darden Restaurants, Inc.** (NYSE:DRI) will release earnings for its third quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, March 19.

Analysts expect the Orlando, Florida-based company to report earnings of $2.94 per share. That’s up from $2.80 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Darden's quarterly revenue is $3.33 billion (it reported $3.16 billion last year), according to Benzinga Pro.

On Dec. 18, Darden reported better-than-expected second-quarter sales results and raised its FY26 sales guidance above estimates.

Shares of Darden fell 1.6% to close at $200.71 on Wednesday.

Benzinga readers can access the latest analyst ratings on the Analyst Stock Ratings page. Readers can sort by stock ticker, company name, analyst firm, rating change or other variables.

Let's have a look at how Benzinga's most-accurate analysts have rated the company in the recent period.

-   B of A Securities analyst Sara Senatore maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $261 to $262 on March 16, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 54%.
-   Citigroup analyst Jon Tower maintained a Buy rating and increased the price target from $234 to $235 on March 5, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
-   Mizuho analyst Nick Setyan upgraded the stock from Neutral to Outperform and raised the price target from $195 to $235 on Jan. 23, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%.
-   Raymond James analyst Brian Vaccaro downgraded the stock from Outperform to Market Perform on Jan. 21, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 76%.
-   Truist Securities analyst Jake Bartlett downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and cut the price target from $240 to $207 on Jan. 8, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 68%

Considering buying DRI stock? Here’s what analysts think:

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