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2/10/2012 9:41 AM

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

A publicly held casual dining restaurant company that operates Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bahamas Breeze, and Seasons restaurants. The company owns and operates all of the restaurants in the United States and Canada.

Current Price $49.24 Mkt Cap $6.49B
Open $48.98 P/E Ratio 13.40
Prev. Close $49.42 Div. (Yield) 1.72 (2.60%)
Daily Range $48.91 - $49.24 Volume 92,756
52-Wk Range $40.69 - $53.81 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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truthisntstupid (81.63)
Submitted July 21, 2011

I made DRI a CAPS pick on Dec17, 2010. It was rated 2 stars by CAPS members. As of now, in the wee hours of July 21, 2011 (it's 1:45 AM here) it's still rated 2 stars. This is where thinking for yourself comes in, people.I've been meaning to do this… More

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OptionXpert (60.27)
Submitted June 22, 2010

Because of the BP oil spill, fish in the gulf are toxic for years to come. Today ( 6/22/10 ) CNN said that Red Lobster has already starting to cut back toxic menu items like Shrimp, Flounder and Swordfish. Also Tourism in the Gulf states has dropped… More

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Member Avatar hurricanehedge (55.84) Submitted: 1/29/2012 4:19:56 PM : Outperform Start Price: $45.76 DRI Score: +4.28

This stock isn't going anywhere with 1000s of family friendly restaurants. As an Italian olive garden is kind of a slap in the face to traditional Italian food but at the same time I can't stop going for endless bread sticks and chicken nyoke soup

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Member Avatar jfreedom (63.43) Submitted: 12/7/2011 9:27:06 AM : Outperform Start Price: $41.32 DRI Score: +12.03

Unfairly punished for one brands data on a strong company. Time for a fool to buy

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Member Avatar TMFLomax (87.65) Submitted: 11/29/2011 2:47:42 PM : Outperform Start Price: $46.05 DRI Score: -5.42

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/11/29/rising-star-buy-darden-restaurants.aspx

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Score Leader

dkeeneygt89

dkeeneygt89 (59.68) Score: +153.60

The Score Leader is the player with the highest score across all their picks in DRI.

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
dkeeneygt89 59.68 11/13/2008 Outperform 1Y $15.71 +214.57% +60.96% +153.60 2 Comments
eclipsehts < 20 1/11/2008 Outperform 5Y $19.90 +146.72% -0.78% +147.50 1 Comment
TopDividendUltra 77.79 12/1/2008 Outperform NS $16.22 +204.71% +58.79% +145.92 0 Comment
drod0886 34.08 1/22/2008 Outperform 3M $20.18 +143.35% +6.91% +136.44 1 Comment
knjracing 86.25 12/5/2008 Outperform 3Y $16.64 +197.07% +66.15% +130.92 0 Comment
browell < 20 10/23/2008 Outperform 5Y $17.23 +186.75% +57.76% +128.99 0 Comment
orthokneepa 78.17 1/4/2008 Outperform 5Y $22.30 +120.20% -1.52% +121.72 1 Comment
baycityjay 36.29 1/7/2008 5/21/2008 Outperform 1Y $22.60 +117.27% -1.41% +118.68 0 Comment
rudyiscool 91.78 1/7/2008 Outperform NS $22.60 +117.27% -1.41% +118.68 1 Comment
LK46 < 20 12/27/2007 Outperform NS $23.90 +105.48% -6.18% +111.66 0 Comment
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Wall Street

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Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackGoldmanSach 71.30 10/20/2011 Outperform 5Y $45.69 +8.16% +11.47% -3.31 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 9/28/2011 Underperform 3W $43.44 +13.77% +17.56% +3.79 0 Comment
TrackMillerTabak 25.20 9/7/2011 Outperform NS $43.14 +14.54% +13.98% +0.57 0 Comment
TrackOppenheimer 79.30 12/14/2010 Outperform NS $46.65 +5.94% +8.51% -2.56 0 Comment
TrackStandpoint 97.02 6/25/2010 Outperform NS $39.51 +6.10% -1.79% +7.89 8/30/2010 @ $41.92 0 Comment
TrackZacks 70.75 4/20/2010 Outperform 3M $47.12 -16.26% -10.87% -5.39 6/24/2010 @ $39.46 1 Comment
TrackDreman 90.06 3/31/2010 Outperform 3M $43.02 -12.31% -11.36% -0.95 6/30/2010 @ $37.72 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.25 3/4/2010 Outperform NS $38.22 +29.32% +20.37% +8.95 0 Comment
TrackStandpoint 97.02 1/19/2010 Outperform NS $35.35 +18.83% +0.68% +18.15 3/9/2010 @ $42.01 0 Comment
TrackSnow 81.68 12/31/2009 Outperform 3M $33.63 +12.17% -6.94% +19.11 6/30/2010 @ $37.72 0 Comment
TrackBernstein 86.98 9/25/2009 Outperform NS $32.72 +51.02% +29.18% +21.83 0 Comment
TrackStifel 96.90 9/2/2009 Outperform NS $30.54 +61.82% +33.41% +28.41 0 Comment
TrackJefferies 86.14 7/17/2009 Outperform NS $31.60 +56.37% +44.60% +11.77 0 Comment
TrackArgus 90.13 3/19/2009 Outperform NS $32.90 +26.82% +54.90% -28.07 12/7/2011 @ $41.72 0 Comment
TrackMKMPartners 97.33 3/18/2009 Outperform NS $30.85 +60.20% +77.04% -16.84 0 Comment
TrackRWBaird 90.46 2/3/2009 Outperform NS $23.92 +106.64% +65.76% +40.89 0 Comment
TrackBarclaysCap 93.26 12/19/2008 Outperform NS $24.73 +99.86% +55.05% +44.82 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.25 12/3/2008 Outperform NS $16.94 +64.88% +5.46% +59.42 12/22/2008 @ $27.93 0 Comment
TrackMKMPartners 97.33 11/13/2008 Underperform NS $17.32 -19.92% -10.79% +9.13 11/21/2008 @ $13.87 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 9/10/2008 Outperform 3W $28.00 +58.22% -6.94% +65.15 9/28/2011 @ $44.30 0 Comment
TrackBofASec 96.89 7/11/2008 Outperform NS $26.70 +85.10% +13.08% +72.02 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 6/26/2008 Underperform 3W $32.42 -5.87% -3.52% +2.35 9/10/2008 @ $30.52 0 Comment
TrackBearStearns 94.70 3/3/2008 Outperform NS $28.45 +72.61% +5.01% +67.59 0 Comment
TrackRBCCapMkts 93.26 2/11/2008 Outperform NS $25.73 +90.86% +5.05% +85.82 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 1/24/2008 Outperform 3W $27.32 +19.45% -5.01% +24.45 6/26/2008 @ $32.63 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 1/4/2008 Underperform 3W $25.40 +8.10% -4.48% -12.58 1/25/2008 @ $27.46 0 Comment
TrackMorganKeeg 83.82 12/20/2007 Outperform NS $25.63 +91.60% -4.28% +95.88 0 Comment
TrackLehmanBros 88.86 10/22/2007 Outperform NS $38.15 +28.70% -5.69% +34.39 0 Comment
TrackRichAster 98.68 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $41.17 -21.79% -10.95% -10.84 6/16/2008 @ $32.20 1 Comment
TrackMatrix 92.65 6/22/2007 Outperform NS $43.11 -3.23% -2.52% -0.72 7/27/2007 @ $41.72 0 Comment
TrackBearStearns 94.70 5/7/2007 Outperform NS $44.83 -6.42% -4.52% -1.90 8/17/2007 @ $41.95 0 Comment
TrackKeyBanc 98.86 5/4/2007 Outperform NS $38.28 +28.27% -5.91% +34.18 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.25 1/17/2007 Outperform NS $39.30 -13.73% -10.89% -2.84 8/19/2008 @ $33.90 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 1/16/2007 Outperform NS $36.83 +21.50% -16.96% +38.45 4/30/2010 @ $44.75 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 10/3/2006 Outperform 3W $42.73 -40.11% +6.12% -46.23 1/4/2008 @ $25.59 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 9/21/2006 Underperform 3W $42.75 +1.33% +1.22% -0.11 10/4/2006 @ $43.32 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 6/2/2006 Outperform 3W $35.51 +20.39% +2.31% +18.07 9/22/2006 @ $42.75 0 Comment

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