Cowen upgrades Darden Restaurants on economy reopening, strong Olive Garden outlook

A take-out order from a Darden Restaurants Inc. Olive Garden.
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Cowen upgraded shares of Darden Restaurants to an outperform rating on Thursday, saying they missed out on the stock's more than 100% gain over the last year, but that the company still has plenty of upside ahead.