Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at William Blair

Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) was downgraded by stock analysts at William Blair from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Driven Brands from $20.00 to $17.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Driven Brands in a report on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research upgraded Driven Brands from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $21.00 price objective on shares of Driven Brands in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler downgraded Driven Brands from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $19.00 to $12.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Driven Brands currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.57.

Driven Brands Price Performance

NASDAQ DRVN opened at $12.39 on Wednesday. Driven Brands has a one year low of $9.80 and a one year high of $19.74. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $12.62 and a 200 day moving average of $14.27. The company has a market capitalization of $2.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.99 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.44, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.90.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Driven Brands

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DRVN. Boston Partners grew its stake in shares of Driven Brands by 1,301.0% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,426,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,783,000 after purchasing an additional 3,181,812 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Driven Brands during the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,645,000. Simcoe Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Driven Brands during the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,911,000. North Peak Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Driven Brands by 37.3% during the 4th quarter. North Peak Capital Management LLC now owns 3,990,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,144,000 after purchasing an additional 1,083,896 shares during the period. Finally, Emeth Value Capital LLC raised its holdings in Driven Brands by 34.8% in the 3rd quarter. Emeth Value Capital LLC now owns 3,263,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,745,000 after purchasing an additional 842,668 shares during the period. 77.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Driven Brands News

Here are the key news stories impacting Driven Brands this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Q3 2025 earnings transcript is available for review — useful for investors wanting detail on prior results and management commentary while awaiting new filings. Q3 2025 Earnings Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple shareholder-rights firms are posting lead-plaintiff deadline reminders (May 8, 2026). These notices increase class action visibility but are procedural in nature. Example: ClaimsFiler reminder. ClaimsFiler Reminder
• Negative Sentiment: Company disclosed it cannot file required financial reports and has received a Nasdaq notice of non-compliance — a material governance/regulatory red flag that raises risk of further enforcement, listing actions, and continued investor uncertainty. Hagens Berman Update on Nasdaq Non-Compliance
• Negative Sentiment: Widespread securities class-action activity: multiple firms (Hagens Berman, Faruqi & Faruqi, Rosen, Schall, Levi & Korsinsky, BFA, etc.) have filed or are soliciting lead-plaintiff applicants alleging erroneous financials and internal control failures tied to a prior ~39% share decline — increases potential litigation exposure and settlement risk. Example filing/notice. BFA Law Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Sell-side reaction: William Blair downgraded DRVN from “outperform” to “hold,” which can reduce demand from model-driven investors and signals lower near-term expectations. William Blair Downgrade

Driven Brands Company Profile

Driven Brands Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: DRVN) is a leading North American provider of automotive aftermarket services, operating through a network of franchised and company-owned locations. The company’s platform encompasses a diverse portfolio of car care and maintenance brands, including Meineke Car Care Centers, Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting, Take 5 Oil Change, and Carstar Collision Repair. Driven Brands delivers a full range of services from routine maintenance and oil changes to collision repair, paint protection, and vehicle customization.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Driven Brands serves both individual consumers and commercial clients across the United States and Canada.