Top 7 Consumer Goods Companies Analysts Love
The consumer goods field is a cutthroat, competitive one as players have to juggle long-term business growth with short-term shareholder value. Nevertheless, analysts are touting these key consumer goods companies that are on the rise!
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Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 130,328,000 |
| Shares Float | 129,757,330 |
| Shares Short | 3,487,941 |
| Insider Holdings | 78% |
| Institution Holdings | 93.03% |
About Darden Restaurants, Inc
Darden Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. As of May 31, 2020, it owned and operated approximately 1,804 restaurants, which included 868 under the Olive Garden, 522 under the LongHorn Steakhouse, 165 under the Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, 81 under the Yard House, 60 under The Capital Grille, 44 under the Seasons 52, 41 under the Bahama Breeze, and 23 under the Eddie V's Prime Seafood brands. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Orlando, Florida.
General
| Name | Darden Restaurants, Inc |
| Ticker | DRI |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | May |
| Full Time Employees | 177,895 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 136.17 |
| Market Cap | 18,242,011,136 |
| PE Ratio | 17.51 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.60 |
| EBITDA | 438,200,000 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 3.29 |
| Profit Margin | -0.02 |
| Return on Assets | 0.01 |
| Return on Equity | -0.05 |
| Revenue | 6,800,500,224 |
| Earnings Per Share | -0.92 |
| Revenue Per Share | 53.76 |
| Gross Profit | 1,408,400,000 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | -0.19 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 17.38 |
| Forward PE | 21.65 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 2.63 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 7.50 |
Dividend
Darden Restaurants, Inc pays out a dividend of $1.18 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.41%.
DRI's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on February 1, 2021.
They pay out 34.18% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| May 1, 2024 | $1.31 |
| Feb 1, 2024 | $1.31 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | $1.31 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | $1.31 |
| May 1, 2023 | $1.21 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | $1.21 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | $1.21 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | $1.21 |
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