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Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Darden Restaurants has delivered a strong start to its fiscal year 2026, with results exceeding expectations in both top-line sales and earnings growth.</li><li>Key positives include impressive same-restaurant sales and traffic growth across three of the company's four segments.</li><li>Olive Garden, a flagship brand, outshone other segments with a 5.9% increase in same-restaurant sales, driven by menu innovations and the success of its first-party delivery partnership with Uber Direct.</li></ul>

Darden Restaurants has delivered a strong start to its fiscal year 2026, with results exceeding expectations in both top-line sales and earnings growth.Key positives include impressive same-restaurant sales and traffic growth across three of the company's four segments.Olive Garden, a flagship brand, outshone other segments with a 5.9% increase in same-restaurant sales, driven by menu innovations and the success of its first-party delivery partnership with Uber Direct.

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<ul><li>Darden Restaurants recently released its fiscal year 2025 Q4 earnings, reporting strong growth in same restaurant sales and earnings that exceeded expectations.</li><li>This performance reflects effective strategic execution across its various brands, leading to notable market share gains in the casual dining segment.</li><li>One of the standout results was a 4.6% increase in same-restaurant sales for the quarter, outpacing the industry average of 3.0%.</li></ul>

Darden Restaurants recently released its fiscal year 2025 Q4 earnings, reporting strong growth in same restaurant sales and earnings that exceeded expectations.This performance reflects effective strategic execution across its various brands, leading to notable market share gains in the casual dining segment.One of the standout results was a 4.6% increase in same-restaurant sales for the quarter, outpacing the industry average of 3.0%.

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<ul><li>Darden Restaurants, Inc., a prominent player in the casual dining sector, reported its Q3 FY 2025 earnings amidst a mixed macroeconomic backdrop characterized by inclement weather affecting sales.</li><li>The company showcased resilience with a 6% year-over-year sales increase to $3.2 billion, driven by same-restaurant sales growth of 0.7%, the acquisition of Chuy's, and new restaurant openings.</li><li>The earnings per share from continuing operations saw a 6.9% increase, signaling effective cost management despite external challenges.</li></ul>

Darden Restaurants, Inc., a prominent player in the casual dining sector, reported its Q3 FY 2025 earnings amidst a mixed macroeconomic backdrop characterized by inclement weather affecting sales.The company showcased resilience with a 6% year-over-year sales increase to $3.2 billion, driven by same-restaurant sales growth of 0.7%, the acquisition of Chuy's, and new restaurant openings.The earnings per share from continuing operations saw a 6.9% increase, signaling effective cost management despite external challenges.

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<ul><li>Darden Restaurants recently delivered mixed financial results for its first fiscal quarter, marked by an earnings miss and a drop in same-store sales but bolstered by news of a promising partnership with Uber Technologies.</li><li>The company reported adjusted earnings of $1.75 per share, slightly below analysts’ estimates of $1.83, and revenue of $2.76 billion, missing the consensus forecast of $2.8 billion.</li><li>While total revenue improved year-over year due to acquisitions such as Tex-Mex chain Chuy’s for $605 million, same-store sales fell 1.1%, signaling challenges in attracting diners.</li></ul>

Darden Restaurants recently delivered mixed financial results for its first fiscal quarter, marked by an earnings miss and a drop in same-store sales but bolstered by news of a promising partnership with Uber Technologies.The company reported adjusted earnings of $1.75 per share, slightly below analysts’ estimates of $1.83, and revenue of $2.76 billion, missing the consensus forecast of $2.8 billion.While total revenue improved year-over year due to acquisitions such as Tex-Mex chain Chuy’s for $605 million, same-store sales fell 1.1%, signaling challenges in attracting diners.

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Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

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Technical Analysis

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<li>The SPX, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) continue to hold above short-term support at their respective 20-day MAs (currently 5966 on SPX, $526.50 on QQQ, $208.75 on IWM)</li>
<li>As long as 20-day MA supports hold, our near-term bullish outlook that we have had since our 4/22/25 Compass remains intact.</li>
<li>We will need to see breakdowns below 20-day MA supports in order to expect any meaningful near-term downside.</li>
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The SPX, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) continue to hold above short-term support at their respective 20-day MAs (currently 5966 on SPX, $526.50 on QQQ, $208.75 on IWM)
As long as 20-day MA supports hold, our near-term bullish outlook that we have had since our 4/22/25 Compass remains intact.
We will need to see breakdowns below 20-day MA supports in order to expect any meaningful near-term downside.


20-Day MA Supports Holding on SPX, QQQ, IWM; Bullish Outlook Intact

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Darden Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates full service restaurants. The Company operates a variety of seafood and Italian restaurants under a multitude of brand names. Darden Restaurants owns restaurants through North America.

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