Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP) Competitors $36.50 -0.79 (-2.11%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.56 +0.06 (+0.17%) As of 04:20 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, AGRO, and AVOShould 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), Adecoagro (AGRO), and Mission Produce (AVO). Fresh Del Monte Produce vs. Its Competitors Darling Ingredients Limoneira Alico Archer Daniels Midland Bunge Global Ingredion FMC Scotts Miracle-Gro Adecoagro Mission Produce Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) and Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings. Does the media prefer DAR or FDP? In the previous week, Fresh Del Monte Produce had 10 more articles in the media than Darling Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Fresh Del Monte Produce and 17 mentions for Darling Ingredients. Darling Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Fresh Del Monte Produce's score of 0.86 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fresh Del Monte Produce 9 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate DAR or FDP? Darling Ingredients currently has a consensus target price of $45.86, indicating a potential upside of 44.98%. Given Darling Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Fresh Del Monte Produce 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$5.72B0.88$278.88M$0.6647.92Fresh Del Monte Produce$4.28B0.41$142.20M$3.1211.70 Which has more risk and volatility, DAR or FDP? Darling Ingredients has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fresh Del Monte Produce has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in DAR or FDP? 94.4% of Darling Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Darling Ingredients shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is DAR or FDP more profitable? Fresh Del Monte Produce has a net margin of 3.49% compared to Darling Ingredients' net margin of 1.85%. 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 Darling Ingredients1.85% 2.37% 1.05% Fresh Del Monte Produce 3.49%6.84%4.41% SummaryDarling Ingredients beats Fresh Del Monte Produce on 11 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. Email Address 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$1.79B$2.74B$15.68B$20.57BDividend Yield3.22%3.92%3.25%3.69%P/E Ratio11.7012.1018.7829.36Price / Sales0.414.3645.1278.95Price / Cash9.168.3614.4717.53Price / Book0.872.835.994.62Net Income$142.20M$126.43M$698.74M$994.29M7 Day Performance2.40%-6.45%-3.43%-2.27%1 Month Performance10.18%-5.85%-2.75%-1.28%1 Year Performance33.86%-21.40%-0.18%12.03% Fresh Del Monte Produce Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FDPFresh Del Monte Produce4.0654 of 5 stars$36.50-2.1%N/A+36.9%$1.79B$4.28B11.7039,886Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementDARDarling Ingredients4.4376 of 5 stars$34.38+0.2%$45.86+33.4%-15.8%$5.43B$5.72B52.0915,500Positive NewsLMNRLimoneira4.3095 of 5 stars$15.14-0.5%$25.50+68.4%-29.8%$274.83M$191.50M-108.14260Positive NewsALCOAlico0.6195 of 5 stars$32.41-0.2%N/A+12.1%$248.25M$46.64M-1.76210Positive NewsADMArcher Daniels Midland4.0092 of 5 stars$54.79-1.0%$52.25-4.6%-8.6%$26.59B$85.53B19.5744,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBGBunge Global3.9432 of 5 stars$76.72-0.7%$81.60+6.4%-20.7%$10.39B$53.11B9.7423,000Earnings ReportINGRIngredion4.6685 of 5 stars$131.59-1.1%$151.40+15.1%+2.7%$8.56B$7.43B13.8811,200Earnings ReportFMCFMC4.4807 of 5 stars$42.63-1.3%$51.15+20.0%-38.8%$5.40B$4.25B16.275,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.6293 of 5 stars$69.19-0.3%$71.83+3.8%-13.7%$4.00B$3.55B138.386,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionAGROAdecoagro3.2564 of 5 stars$9.23-2.4%$10.07+9.1%-3.9%$945.93M$1.52B14.8910,320Upcoming EarningsAVOMission Produce4.5178 of 5 stars$12.10+0.4%$15.50+28.1%+12.4%$850.95M$1.23B24.203,100Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DAR Competitors LMNR Competitors ALCO Competitors ADM Competitors BG Competitors INGR Competitors FMC Competitors SMG Competitors AGRO Competitors AVO 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 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Shocking New Report] U.S. Dollar To Crash?The "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…Goldco Precious Metals | 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 | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredForget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI BoomCold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to...Brownstone Research | SponsoredOut with the old (A.I.) - In with the new (E.I.)One expert predicts that E.I. could see over 200,000% growth... 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