Darling Ingredients (DAR) Competitors $31.52 +0.08 (+0.27%) As of 03:55 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DAR vs. MED, NOMD, BG, INGR, FDP, LMNR, ALCO, ADM, MKC, and USFDShould you be buying Darling Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Darling Ingredients include Medifast (MED), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Bunge Global (BG), Ingredion (INGR), Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP), Limoneira (LMNR), Alico (ALCO), Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), and US Foods (USFD). Darling Ingredients vs. Its Competitors Medifast Nomad Foods Bunge Global Ingredion Fresh Del Monte Produce Limoneira Alico Archer Daniels Midland McCormick & Company, Incorporated US Foods Medifast (NYSE:MED) and Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend MED or DAR? Medifast presently has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.20%. Darling Ingredients has a consensus target price of $43.57, indicating a potential upside of 38.22%. Given Darling Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Darling Ingredients is more favorable than Medifast.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Medifast 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Darling Ingredients 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Which has more volatility & risk, MED or DAR? Medifast has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darling Ingredients has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MED or DAR? In the previous week, Darling Ingredients had 14 more articles in the media than Medifast. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Darling Ingredients and 3 mentions for Medifast. Darling Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Medifast's score of 1.77 indicating that Darling Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Medifast 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Darling Ingredients 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is MED or DAR more profitable? Darling Ingredients has a net margin of 1.85% compared to Medifast's net margin of 0.76%. Darling Ingredients' return on equity of 2.35% beat Medifast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Medifast0.76% 2.00% 1.50% Darling Ingredients 1.85%2.35%1.05% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MED or DAR? 95.5% of Medifast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Darling Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Medifast shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Darling Ingredients shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MED or DAR? Darling Ingredients has higher revenue and earnings than Medifast. Medifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darling Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMedifast$480.45M0.32$2.09M$0.3244.38Darling Ingredients$5.70B0.87$278.88M$0.6647.76 SummaryDarling Ingredients beats Medifast on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Darling Ingredients News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DAR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DAR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DAR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDarling IngredientsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.98B$8.25B$15.94B$21.51BDividend YieldN/A3.36%3.02%3.49%P/E Ratio47.7422.0418.3729.84Price / Sales0.871.8147.7751.71Price / Cash6.3412.8614.9118.13Price / Book1.123.816.134.65Net Income$278.88M$402.24M$679.78M$999.94M7 Day Performance0.98%0.90%4.29%0.81%1 Month Performance1.20%-0.35%4.09%4.56%1 Year Performance-10.47%-5.59%1.05%16.72% Darling Ingredients Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DARDarling Ingredients4.7174 of 5 stars$31.52+0.3%$43.57+38.2%-10.5%$4.98B$5.70B47.7415,500Positive NewsOptions VolumeMEDMedifast3.731 of 5 stars$13.81+1.9%$16.50+19.5%-26.0%$148.93M$480.45M43.15870News CoveragePositive NewsNOMDNomad Foods4.5985 of 5 stars$14.53-1.2%$20.33+39.9%-27.4%$2.26B$3.35B9.957,788Short Interest ↓BGBunge Global4.2793 of 5 stars$84.300.0%$85.33+1.2%-16.1%$16.87B$53.11B8.4223,000Positive NewsINGRIngredion4.7461 of 5 stars$128.08-0.3%$151.40+18.2%-6.2%$8.24B$7.43B12.5011,200Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑FDPFresh Del Monte Produce3.9886 of 5 stars$35.40-1.4%N/A+23.8%$1.72B$4.28B11.3539,886Analyst DowngradeLMNRLimoneira3.815 of 5 stars$15.72-0.3%$23.00+46.3%-41.2%$284.95M$191.50M-112.28260Analyst ForecastALCOAlico1.3472 of 5 stars$34.19+2.0%N/A+18.5%$256.35M$44.20M-1.66210Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementADMArcher Daniels Midland3.8602 of 5 stars$62.22-1.1%$55.50-10.8%+2.1%$30.24B$85.53B27.4144,000Positive NewsMKCMcCormick & Company, Incorporated4.6675 of 5 stars$70.16-1.1%$84.25+20.1%-17.6%$19.03B$6.74B24.3614,100Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑USFDUS Foods4.1729 of 5 stars$78.24+0.4%$81.27+3.9%+33.2%$17.54B$37.88B33.4430,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Medifast Competitors Nomad Foods Competitors Bunge Global Competitors Ingredion Competitors Fresh Del Monte Produce Competitors Limoneira Competitors Alico Competitors Archer Daniels Midland Competitors McCormick & Company, Incorporated Competitors US Foods Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DAR) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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