Maxim analyst Stephen Anderson kept his Buy rating and $112 price target on Darden ahead of its June 21st earnings, saying the quarter stands to benefit from the add-on promotion at Olive Garden boosting its average ticket sales. The analyst also notes that the shift to positive comps at Darden's newest concept - Cheddar's - will serve as a catalyst in FY19, while the cost pressures remain contained from more benign food prices following a jump in the second half of FY18. Anderson keeps his FY19 EPS view of $5.63 and FY19 blended comps estimate of 2.4%.