On Tuesday, Darden Restaurants got an upgrade to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating, from 70 to 74.
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Darden Restaurants stock is building a cup with handle with a 158.70 entry on a daily MarketSmith chart. The weekly chart shows a different entry point and longer cup pattern. On the daily chart, it is currently inside the buy zone.
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EPS growth fell in the company's latest report from 15% to 14%, but sales rose from 6% to 12%. Keep an eye out for the company's next round of numbers on or around Dec. 15.
The company earns the No. 5 rank among its peers in the Retail-Restaurants industry group. Arcos Dorados Holdings A and Wingstop are also among the group's highest-rated stocks.
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