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Darling Ingredients (DAR) Stock Forecast, Price & News

$54.25

-1.26 (-2.27%)

(As of 09/22/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: $54.02
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$55.65
50-Day Range: $54.25
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$69.80
52-Week Range: $51.77
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$82.69

Volume: 1.07 million shs
Average Volume: 1.38 million shs
Market Capitalization: $8.65 billion

P/E Ratio: 11.26
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $89.60

Darling Ingredients MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 65.2% Upside
$89.60 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.60% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: -2.75
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 1.90
Based on 5 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$13.53 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.96%
From $5.53 to $5.97 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.71 out of 5 stars

Consumer Defensive Sector

5th out of 19 stocks

Packaged Foods Industry

2nd out of 3 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Darling Ingredients has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $89.60, Darling Ingredients has a forecasted upside of 65.2% from its current price of $54.25.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Darling Ingredients has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.60% of the float of Darling Ingredients has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Darling Ingredients has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Darling Ingredients has recently increased by 8.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Darling Ingredients does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Darling Ingredients does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

2.0

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Darling Ingredients has received a -0.44% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of Darling Ingredients in category "GHG emissions" seems to be driven mostly by its "Feed grains", "Insect based animal feed", "Solvents", and "Organic NPK fertilizers" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Darling Ingredients is -2.75.

3.3

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Darling Ingredients has a news sentiment score of 1.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Darling Ingredients this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 12 people have searched for DAR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
12 people have added Darling Ingredients to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Darling Ingredients insiders have sold 13,548.48% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $99,154.00 in company stock and sold $13,533,010.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 2.62% of the stock of Darling Ingredients is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
89.78% of the stock of Darling Ingredients is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Darling Ingredients are expected to grow by 7.96% in the coming year, from $5.53 to $5.97 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Darling Ingredients is 11.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.70.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Darling Ingredients is 11.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 308.63.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Darling Ingredients has a P/B Ratio of 2.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) Stock

Darling Ingredients Inc. develops, produces, and sells natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients in North America, Europe, China, South America, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. It offers ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy, and fertilizer industries. The company also collects and transforms various animal by-product streams into useable and specialty ingredients, such as collagen, edible fats, feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals, plasma, pet food ingredients, organic fertilizers, yellow grease, fuel feedstock, green energy, natural casings, and hides. In addition, it recovers and converts used cooking oil and animal fats, and residual bakery products into valuable feed and fuel ingredients. Further, the company provides environmental services, including grease trap collection and disposal services to food service establishments. It primarily operates under the Rendac, Sonac, FASA, Ecoson, Rousselot, and CTH brand names. The company was formerly known as Darling International Inc. and changed its name to Darling Ingredients Inc. in May 2014. Darling Ingredients Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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DAR Stock News Headlines

September 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Should You Be Excited About Darling Ingredients Inc.'s (NYSE:DAR) 18% Return On Equity?

September 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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Darling Ingredients: Share Price Weakness Widens Margin Of Safety

September 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Investors Will Want Darling Ingredients' (NYSE:DAR) Growth In ROCE To Persist

August 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Darling (DAR) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

August 8, 2023 | msn.com

Darling Ingredients GAAP EPS of $1.55 misses by $0.01, revenue of $1.75B misses by $100M

August 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Darling Ingredients Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

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August 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Darling Ingredients (DAR) Misses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

August 8, 2023 | benzinga.com

Preview: Darling Ingredients's Earnings

August 8, 2023 | msn.com

Darling Ingredients: Fate Tied To Renewable Diesel

August 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Darling Ingredients Inc. to Release Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

July 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Darling Ingredients Inc. Issues 2022 Sustainability Progress Report

July 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Darling Ingredients Chief Strategy Officer John Bullock to Retire; Robert Day to Succeed Bullock

July 13, 2023 | benzinga.com

Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Darling Ingredients, Lowers Price Target to $93

July 13, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Darling Ingredients (DAR) Receives a Buy from Jefferies

July 13, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

The Latest Analyst Ratings for Darling Ingredients

July 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

With EPS Growth And More, Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) Makes An Interesting Case

June 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Winners & Losers of New Biofuel Rule

June 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Biden’s Biodiesel Quotas Scorned by Makers of Fat-Based Fuel

June 20, 2023 | msn.com

Darling Ingredients plunges as new biofuel mandates disappoint

June 12, 2023 | cnbc.com

Darling Ingredients CEO Randall Stuewe goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer

June 6, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Where Darling Ingredients Stands With Analysts

June 6, 2023 | msn.com

Piper Sandler Maintains Darling Ingredients (DAR) Overweight Recommendation

June 6, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Darling Ingredients (DAR) Receives a Buy from Piper Sandler

June 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Investors in Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) have seen strong returns of 237% over the past five years

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DAR Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 8/08/2023
Today: 9/22/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/14/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Packaged Foods
Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Current Symbol: NYSE:DAR
CUSIP: 23726610
CIK: 916540
Web: www.darlingii.com
Phone: (972) 717-0300
Fax: 972-717-1588
Employees: 14,600
Year Founded: 1882

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $89.60
High Stock Price Forecast: $118.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $65.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +65.2%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.82
Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.26
Forward P/E Ratio: 9.81
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $737.69 million
Net Margins: 11.12%
Pretax Margin: 13.27%
Return on Equity: 20.15%
Return on Assets: 8.16%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.00
Current Ratio: 1.85
Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $6.53 billion
Price / Sales: 1.32
Cash Flow: $7.17 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 7.57
Book Value: $24.31 per share
Price / Book: 2.23

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 159,490,000
Free Float: 155,312,000
Market Cap: $8.65 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.24

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Key Executives

Mr. Randall C. Stuewe Randy (Age 60)
Chairman & CEO
Comp: $4.16M

Mr. Brad Phillips (Age 64)
Exec. VP & CFO
Comp: $1.3M

Mr. John F. Sterling (Age 59)
Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.
Comp: $1.31M

Mr. Joseph Manzi (Age 57)
VP, Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

Mr. Patrick McNutt (Age 63)
Exec. VP & Chief Admin. Officer

Ms. Suann Guthrie
Sr. VP, Investor Relations & Sustainability and Global Communications

Mr. Jan van der Velden (Age 59)
Exec. VP of International Rendering & Specialties

Ms. Sandra Dudley (Age 50)
Exec. VP of Renewables & U.S. Specialty Operations

Mr. Jeroen Colpaert (Age 47)
Exec. VP of Rousselot

Mr. Matthew Jansen
Chief Operating Officer of North America

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Insiders & Institutions

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DAR Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Darling Ingredients stock right now?: 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Darling Ingredients in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" DAR shares.
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What is Darling Ingredients' stock price forecast for 2023?: 9 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Darling Ingredients' stock. Their DAR share price forecasts range from $65.00 to $118.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $89.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 65.2% from the stock's current price.
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How have DAR shares performed in 2023?: Darling Ingredients' stock was trading at $62.59 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DAR shares have decreased by 13.3% and is now trading at $54.25.
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Are investors shorting Darling Ingredients?: Darling Ingredients saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,090,000 shares, an increase of 8.8% from the August 15th total of 3,760,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,270,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.2 days. Approximately 2.6% of the company's shares are short sold.
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When is Darling Ingredients' next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 14th 2023.
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How were Darling Ingredients' earnings last quarter?: Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 8th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.02. The business earned $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.83 billion. Darling Ingredients had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.15% and a net margin of 11.12%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.23 earnings per share.
What ETFs hold Darling Ingredients' stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) stock in their portfolio include ALPS Clean Energy ETF (ACES), First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG), VanEck Environmental Services ETF (EVX), VictoryShares THB Mid Cap ESG ETF (MDCP), Gabelli Love Our Planet & People ETF (LOPP), VanEck Agribusiness ETF (MOO), iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF (VEGI) and Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF (PZD).
What is Randall C. Stuewe's approval rating as Darling Ingredients' CEO?: 42 employees have rated Darling Ingredients Chief Executive Officer Randall C. Stuewe on Glassdoor.com. Randall C. Stuewe has an approval rating of 72% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of Darling Ingredients own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Darling Ingredients investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Ford Motor (F), General Electric (GE), NVIDIA (NVDA), Verizon Communications (VZ), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Procter & Gamble (PG), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Tesla (TSLA) and Boeing (BA).
What is Darling Ingredients' stock symbol?: Darling Ingredients trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DAR."
Who are Darling Ingredients' major shareholders?: Darling Ingredients' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich (370.43%), BlackRock Inc. (12.79%), State Street Corp (3.39%), Impax Asset Management Group plc (2.60%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (2.49%) and Earnest Partners LLC (2.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Brad Phillips, Brenda Snell, Charles L Adair, Der Velden Jan Van, Gary W Mize, John Bullock, John F Sterling, Jos Vervoort, Joseph Manzi, Larry Barden, Patrick Mcnutt, Randall C Stuewe and Rick A Elrod.
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How do I buy shares of Darling Ingredients?: Shares of DAR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Darling Ingredients' stock price today?: One share of DAR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $54.25.
How much money does Darling Ingredients make?: Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) has a market capitalization of $8.65 billion and generates $6.53 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $737.69 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.82 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Darling Ingredients have?: The company employs 14,600 workers across the globe.
Does Darling Ingredients have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of Darling Ingredients: B.V. CTH Groep, Best Commodity Trade B.V., Boca Industries, CTH B.V., CTH België BVBA, CTH GmbH, CTH Porto - Industria Alimentar Unipessoal Lda, CTH US Inc., Changchun Sonac Biotechnology Co. Ltd, China Millers Ltd, Craig Protein Division Inc., Custom Blenders, DII Holdings (Gibraltar) Limited, Darling (GI) Limited, Darling (Shanghai) Management Co. Ltd, Darling Global Finance B.V., Darling Global Holdings Inc., Darling Green Energy LLC, Darling Ingredients Belgium Holding BV, Darling Ingredients Germany Holding GmbH, Darling Ingredients International Holding B.V., Darling Ingredients International Rendering and Specialties B.V., Darling Ingredients Nederland B.V., Darling Ingredients Nederland Holding B.V., Darling International Canada Inc., Darling International NL CV, Darling International NL Holdings B.V., Darling International Netherlands B.V., Darling National LLC, Dentrans BV, EV Acquisition LLC, Ecoson B.V., Global Ceramic Materials Ltd, Griffin Industries, Griffin Industries LLC, HR-Service Nederland B.V., Harimex do Brazil Ltda, Hepac B.V., Hunan Teijsen Casings & Food Co. Ltd, IT Services B.V., Kanzler GmbH, LARU GmbH, MD Entsorgungsges. für Schlachtnebenprodukte mbH, National By-Products, Nebraska By-Products, Nevada Darmen- und Schlachtnebenprodukte Handels GmbH, Qionglai Sonac Biotechnology Co. Ltd, RVO BioPur, Rendac B.V., Rendac BVBA, Rendac CES SA, Rendac Icker GmbH & Co. KG, Rendac Jagel GmbH, Rendac Lingen GmbH, Rendac Rotenburg GmbH, Rendac Son B.V., Rendac Transport BVBA, Rendac UDES SPRL, Rendac Udes Transport SPRL, Rothsay, Rousselot (Da'an) Gelatin Co. Ltd, Rousselot (Guangdong) Gelatin Co. Ltd, Rousselot (M) SDN.BHD, Rousselot (Whenzou) Gelatin Co. Ltd, Rousselot (Zhejiang) Gelatin Co. Ltd, Rousselot Angouleme SAS, Rousselot Argentina SA, Rousselot B.V., Rousselot BV, Rousselot Dubuque Inc., Rousselot Gelatin SL, Rousselot Gelatinas do Brasil Ltda, Rousselot GmbH, Rousselot Inc., Rousselot Isle sur La Sorgue SAS, Rousselot Japan KK, Rousselot Peabody Inc., Rousselot SAS, SNP Handels- und Beteiligungs GmbH, Sanrec GmbH, Schmalzbaron Handels GmbH, Siping Sonac Biotechnology Co. Ltd, Sobel GmbH, Sobel Luxembourg Sarl, Sonac (China) Biology Co. Ltd, Sonac (Guangdong) Biotechnology Co. Ltd, Sonac (Luohe) Biotechnology Co. Ltd, Sonac Almere BV, Sonac Australia PTY Ltd, Sonac Bad Bramstedt GmbH, Sonac België BV, Sonac Bergheim GmbH, Sonac Brünen GmbH, Sonac Burgum B.V., Sonac Eindhoven B.V., Sonac Elsholz GmbH, Sonac Erolzheim GmbH, Sonac Functional Products B.V., Sonac Gelsenkirchen GmbH, Sonac Gent BV, Sonac Harlingen B.V., Sonac Kiel GmbH, Sonac Lingen GmbH, Sonac Loenen B.V., Sonac Lubien Kujawski spolka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia (sp.z.o.o.), Sonac Mering GmbH, Sonac Osetnica Sp.z o.o., Sonac Son B.V., Sonac Transport BV, Sonac USA LLC, Sonac Usnice Sp.z o.o., Sonac Versmold GmbH, Sonac Vuren B.V., Sonac do Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Sub Produto Animal Ltda, Terra Renewal Services, Treuhand SNP Icker GmbH, Triperia CTH Espana SL, Vion, and Zhejiang Sonac Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
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How can I contact Darling Ingredients?: Darling Ingredients' mailing address is 5601 N MacArthur Blvd, IRVING TX, 75038. The official website for the company is www.darlingii.com. The company can be reached via phone at (972) 717-0300, via email at ir@darlingii.com, or via fax at 972-717-1588.

This page (NYSE:DAR) was last updated on 9/23/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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