Darling Ingredients (DAR) Competitors

Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) and Bunge Global (NYSE:BG) are both agricultural products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, DAR or BG?

Darling Ingredients has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bunge Global has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DAR or BG more profitable?

Darling Ingredients has a net margin of 3.02% compared to Bunge Global's net margin of 2.13%. Bunge Global's return on equity of 9.98% beat Darling Ingredients' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Darling Ingredients	3.02%	3.78%	1.66%
Bunge Global	2.13%	9.98%	4.40%

Does the media favor DAR or BG?

In the previous week, Bunge Global had 3 more articles in the media than Darling Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Bunge Global and 16 mentions for Darling Ingredients. Darling Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Bunge Global's score of 0.69 indicating that Darling Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Darling Ingredients	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Bunge Global	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, DAR or BG?

Bunge Global has higher revenue and earnings than Darling Ingredients. Bunge Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darling Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Darling Ingredients	$5.72B	1.09	$278.88M	$1.07	36.85
Bunge Global	$53.11B	0.20	$1.14B	$7.88	9.89

Do analysts prefer DAR or BG?

Darling Ingredients currently has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.68%. Bunge Global has a consensus price target of $81.60, suggesting a potential upside of 4.66%. Given Darling Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Darling Ingredients is more favorable than Bunge Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Darling Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bunge Global	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DAR or BG?

94.4% of Darling Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of Bunge Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Darling Ingredients shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Bunge Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Darling Ingredients beats Bunge Global on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.