Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP) Competitors $35.68 -0.12 (-0.34%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.60 -0.08 (-0.24%) As of 09/12/2025 07:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FDP vs. DAR, LMNR, ALCO, ADM, BG, INGR, FMC, SMG, AVO, and AGROShould you be buying Fresh Del Monte Produce stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fresh Del Monte Produce include Darling Ingredients (DAR), Limoneira (LMNR), Alico (ALCO), Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge Global (BG), Ingredion (INGR), FMC (FMC), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), Mission Produce (AVO), and Adecoagro (AGRO). Fresh Del Monte Produce vs. Its Competitors Darling Ingredients Limoneira Alico Archer Daniels Midland Bunge Global Ingredion FMC Scotts Miracle-Gro Mission Produce Adecoagro Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) and Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FDP or DAR? 64.8% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Darling Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.6% of Fresh Del Monte Produce 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Is FDP or DAR more profitable? Fresh Del Monte Produce has a net margin of 3.49% compared to Darling Ingredients' net margin of 1.85%. Fresh Del Monte Produce's return on equity of 6.84% beat Darling Ingredients' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fresh Del Monte Produce3.49% 6.84% 4.41% Darling Ingredients 1.85%2.35%1.05% Do analysts prefer FDP or DAR? Darling Ingredients has a consensus target price of $43.57, suggesting a potential upside of 38.25%. Given Darling Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Darling Ingredients is more favorable than Fresh Del Monte Produce.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fresh Del Monte Produce 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Darling Ingredients 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Does the media favor FDP or DAR? In the previous week, Darling Ingredients had 9 more articles in the media than Fresh Del Monte Produce. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Darling Ingredients and 7 mentions for Fresh Del Monte Produce. Darling Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Fresh Del Monte Produce's score of 1.11 indicating that Darling Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fresh Del Monte Produce 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Darling Ingredients 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, FDP or DAR? Fresh Del Monte Produce has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darling Ingredients has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, FDP or DAR? Darling Ingredients has higher revenue and earnings than Fresh Del Monte Produce. Fresh Del Monte Produce 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 RatioFresh Del Monte Produce$4.31B0.40$142.20M$3.1211.44Darling Ingredients$5.72B0.87$278.88M$0.6647.75 SummaryDarling Ingredients beats Fresh Del Monte Produce on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fresh Del Monte Produce News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FDP 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 FDP 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 FDP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFresh Del Monte ProduceAGRI OPERATIONS IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.72B$2.85B$15.96B$21.58BDividend Yield3.39%3.73%3.01%3.49%P/E Ratio11.4411.8218.2729.75Price / Sales0.404.7646.9985.95Price / Cash8.798.0314.9525.00Price / Book0.852.966.134.58Net Income$142.20M$119.83M$679.99M$999.94M7 Day Performance-0.45%-1.34%1.10%0.68%1 Month Performance0.58%-4.42%0.64%4.02%1 Year Performance23.80%-26.43%0.18%16.39% Fresh Del Monte Produce Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDPFresh Del Monte Produce4.1123 of 5 stars$35.68-0.3%N/A+23.8%$1.72B$4.31B11.4439,886News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeDARDarling Ingredients4.7239 of 5 stars$31.22-2.6%$43.57+39.6%-10.5%$5.07B$5.72B47.3015,500News CoveragePositive NewsOptions VolumeLMNRLimoneira3.8096 of 5 stars$15.72-0.3%$23.00+46.3%-41.2%$284.95M$191.50M-112.28260News CoverageAnalyst ForecastALCOAlico1.1946 of 5 stars$34.19+2.0%N/A+18.5%$256.35M$44.20M-1.66210News CoveragePositive NewsADMArcher Daniels Midland3.8732 of 5 stars$62.22-1.1%$55.50-10.8%+2.1%$30.24B$85.53B27.4144,000Positive NewsBGBunge Global4.3241 of 5 stars$84.300.0%$85.33+1.2%-16.1%$16.87B$53.11B8.4223,000Positive NewsINGRIngredion4.7036 of 5 stars$128.08-0.3%$151.40+18.2%-6.2%$8.24B$7.43B12.5011,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑FMCFMC4.5177 of 5 stars$37.91+0.3%$49.58+30.8%-39.6%$4.72B$4.25B47.385,700Positive NewsSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.8707 of 5 stars$62.42-1.0%$71.17+14.0%-12.8%$3.64B$3.55B82.136,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAVOMission Produce4.7512 of 5 stars$12.87+1.9%$15.50+20.4%-3.3%$891.91M$1.23B25.743,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAGROAdecoagro2.9435 of 5 stars$8.03-3.1%$9.60+19.6%-30.7%$827.94M$1.52B22.9310,320Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DAR Competitors LMNR Competitors ALCO Competitors ADM Competitors BG Competitors INGR Competitors FMC Competitors SMG Competitors AVO Competitors AGRO 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:FDP) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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