Darling Ingredients (DAR) Competitors

Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) and Bunge Global (NYSE:BG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to DAR or BG?

In the previous week, Bunge Global had 4 more articles in the media than Darling Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bunge Global and 4 mentions for Darling Ingredients. Darling Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Bunge Global's score of 0.69 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bunge Global	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate DAR or BG?

Darling Ingredients currently has a consensus price target of $53.44, indicating a potential upside of 58.59%. Bunge Global has a consensus price target of $118.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.18%. Given Darling Ingredients' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Darling Ingredients is more favorable than Bunge Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Darling Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Bunge Global	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DAR or BG?

Bunge Global has higher revenue and earnings than Darling Ingredients. Bunge Global 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
Darling Ingredients	$5.91B	0.91	$647.73M	$1.62	20.80
Bunge Global	$54.50B	0.20	$2.24B	$7.90	10.01

Is DAR or BG more profitable?

Darling Ingredients has a net margin of 4.42% compared to Bunge Global's net margin of 2.11%. Bunge Global's return on equity of 13.71% beat Darling Ingredients' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Darling Ingredients	4.42%	5.98%	2.57%
Bunge Global	2.11%	13.71%	6.18%

Which has more risk and volatility, DAR or BG?

Darling Ingredients has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bunge Global has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DAR or BG?

Bunge Global received 46 more outperform votes than Darling Ingredients when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.14% of users gave Bunge Global an outperform vote while only 62.64% of users gave Darling Ingredients an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Darling Ingredients	Outperform Votes 456 62.64%	Underperform Votes 272 37.36%
Bunge Global	Outperform Votes 502 63.14%	Underperform Votes 293 36.86%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DAR or BG?

94.4% of Darling Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of Bunge Global shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Darling Ingredients shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bunge Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Darling Ingredients and Bunge Global tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.