Yesterday, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.75, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.83. Quarterly sales of $2.76 billion missed the street view of $2.80 billion.

Analysts covering the company provided their takes:

KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Eric Gonzalez reiterated the Overweight rating on the stock, raising the price forecast to $194 from $170. BMO Capital Markets analyst Andrew Strelzik maintained the Market Perform rating, raising the price forecast to $175 from $165. Wedbush analyst Nick Setyan reiterated the Outperform rating on Darden Restaurants, raising the price forecast to $200 from $170. Piper Sandler analyst Brian Mullan reiterated the Neutral rating on...