Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP) Competitors $34.33 -0.12 (-0.35%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.36 +0.04 (+0.10%) As of 10/24/2025 06:40 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FDP vs. DAR, ALCO, LMNR, 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), Alico (ALCO), Limoneira (LMNR), 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 Alico Limoneira Archer Daniels Midland Bunge Global Ingredion FMC Scotts Miracle-Gro Mission Produce Adecoagro Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) and Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DAR or FDP? 94.4% of Darling Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Darling Ingredients shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, DAR or FDP? 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 RatioDarling Ingredients$5.84B0.93$278.88M$0.6751.54Fresh Del Monte Produce$4.31B0.38$142.20M$3.1211.00 Which has more volatility and risk, DAR or FDP? Darling Ingredients has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fresh Del Monte Produce has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer DAR or FDP? Darling Ingredients currently has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.32%. Given Darling Ingredients' higher possible upside, equities research 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 Darling Ingredients 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54Fresh Del Monte Produce 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is DAR or FDP more profitable? Fresh Del Monte Produce has a net margin of 3.49% compared to Darling Ingredients' net margin of 1.84%. 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 Darling Ingredients1.84% 2.41% 1.09% Fresh Del Monte Produce 3.49%6.84%4.41% Does the media favor DAR or FDP? In the previous week, Darling Ingredients had 15 more articles in the media than Fresh Del Monte Produce. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Darling Ingredients and 8 mentions for Fresh Del Monte Produce. Fresh Del Monte Produce's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Darling Ingredients' score of 0.55 indicating that Fresh Del Monte Produce is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Darling Ingredients 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fresh Del Monte Produce 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryDarling Ingredients beats Fresh Del Monte Produce on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.65B$2.64B$15.99B$21.98BDividend Yield3.48%3.98%3.15%3.57%P/E Ratio11.0011.1818.0133.42Price / Sales0.385.3447.2691.10Price / Cash8.467.4814.6324.54Price / Book0.823.277.174.66Net Income$142.20M$118.20M$680.91M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.34%0.48%0.62%2.22%1 Month Performance-0.12%0.39%0.27%2.07%1 Year Performance19.53%-24.37%-0.23%14.05% Fresh Del Monte Produce Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDPFresh Del Monte Produce3.84 of 5 stars$34.33-0.3%N/A+18.6%$1.65B$4.31B11.0039,886News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastDARDarling Ingredients4.1187 of 5 stars$31.82+0.4%$43.25+35.9%-8.6%$5.01B$5.72B48.2015,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastALCOAlico0.7402 of 5 stars$34.87+0.6%N/A+38.0%$264.91M$46.64M-1.70210Analyst ForecastLMNRLimoneira4.1321 of 5 stars$14.75+1.4%$20.50+39.0%-43.3%$262.42M$191.50M-26.82260News CoveragePositive NewsADMArcher Daniels Midland4.0489 of 5 stars$63.21-0.2%$55.50-12.2%+12.2%$30.43B$85.53B27.8544,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBGBunge Global4.3903 of 5 stars$97.29-0.2%$94.86-2.5%+8.4%$19.51B$53.11B9.7223,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastINGRIngredion4.7727 of 5 stars$121.57+0.1%$147.20+21.1%-12.8%$7.79B$7.43B11.8611,200Analyst DowngradeFMCFMC4.3982 of 5 stars$29.57+0.6%$43.08+45.7%-50.4%$3.67B$4.25B36.965,700Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.8546 of 5 stars$54.55+0.4%$69.17+26.8%-36.6%$3.14B$3.55B71.776,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAVOMission Produce4.7347 of 5 stars$11.77+0.4%$17.00+44.4%-2.9%$827.66M$1.23B21.803,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAGROAdecoagro2.9595 of 5 stars$7.63-0.2%$9.60+25.9%-32.9%$763.95M$1.52B21.7910,320News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DAR Competitors ALCO Competitors LMNR 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 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIf You Keep Cash In A U.S. Bank Account… Read This NOWThe Treasury Department just issued a stunning warning: U.S. banks could lose up to $6.6 trillion of custom...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMove $1,000 into this stock before Nov 6The End of Tesla? 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