Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP) Competitors

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) and Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Does the media refer more to FDP or DAR?

In the previous week, Fresh Del Monte Produce had 4 more articles in the media than Darling Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Fresh Del Monte Produce and 13 mentions for Darling Ingredients. Darling Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Fresh Del Monte Produce's score of 0.54 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Darling Ingredients	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is FDP or DAR more profitable?

Fresh Del Monte Produce has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Darling Ingredients' net margin of 3.02%. Fresh Del Monte Produce's return on equity of 6.52% beat Darling Ingredients' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fresh Del Monte Produce	3.45%	6.52%	4.17%
Darling Ingredients	3.02%	3.78%	1.66%

Which has preferable earnings and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fresh Del Monte Produce	$4.28B	0.37	$142.20M	$3.06	10.83
Darling Ingredients	$5.72B	1.09	$278.88M	$1.07	36.87

Which has more volatility & risk, FDP or DAR?

Fresh Del Monte Produce has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darling Ingredients has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FDP or DAR?

Darling Ingredients has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.60%. Given Darling Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	0.00
Darling Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

64.8% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Darling Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. 31.6% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Darling Ingredients shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Darling Ingredients beats Fresh Del Monte Produce on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.