Wedbush lowered the firm’s price target on Darden to $181 from $187 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Darden reported Q3 EPS in line on margin upside despite lower than expected same store sales growth, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The improving inflationary outlook is encouraging in the face of a cloudier top line outlook, the firm adds.
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