Darling Ingredients (DAR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) is a global leader in converting edible and inedible bio-nutrient streams into sustainable food, feed ingredients, renewable fuels and specialty products. Founded in 1882 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, the company builds on more than a century of experience in animal rendering and by-product recycling. Over time, Darling has expanded its capabilities beyond traditional rendering to include advanced processing technologies that support a circular economy and reduce waste from food and agricultural industries.

The company’s core operations revolve around four primary segments: Feed Ingredients & Services, Food & Nutrition, Fuel Ingredients & Services, and Specialty Ingredients. In the Feed Ingredients segment, Darling processes animal by-products into protein meals and fats for livestock, aquaculture and pet food. Its Food & Nutrition arm refines edible tallow, gelatins and hydrolyzed proteins for human food, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications. Through its Fuel Ingredients division—most notably the Diamond Green Diesel joint venture with Valero Energy—Darling converts fats into renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. The Specialty Ingredients business focuses on cholesterol, lecithin and collagen solutions for personal care and industrial uses.

Darling operates a global network of more than 280 processing facilities serving customers across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. The company sources its raw materials from slaughterhouses, food processors and seafood operations, enabling integrated supply chains that feed into regional markets. This worldwide footprint supports partnerships with food manufacturers, agricultural producers and energy companies seeking traceable, renewable inputs.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Randall C. Stuewe, Darling Ingredients continues to drive growth through strategic acquisitions and investments in bio-refining technologies. The company is committed to sustainability and carbon reduction, targeting lower greenhouse-gas emissions across its operations and expanding renewable fuel capacity to meet evolving global energy demands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.88 to $33.90
• 50-Day Range: $29.75 to $39.45
• 52-Week Range: $26.00 to $43.49
• Volume: 1.36 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.36 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 50.15
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $43.57
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Darling Ingredients Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Darling Ingredients scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Darling Ingredients has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Darling Ingredients has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 44.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Darling Ingredients are expected to grow by 44.84% in the coming year, from $2.81 to $4.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Darling Ingredients is 50.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.27.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Darling Ingredients is 50.48, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Darling Ingredients has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.79% of the float of Darling Ingredients has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Darling Ingredients has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Darling Ingredients has recently increased by 17.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Darling Ingredients does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Darling Ingredients does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.77

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.79% of the float of Darling Ingredients has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Darling Ingredients has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Darling Ingredients has recently increased by 17.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.75

News Sentiment

Darling Ingredients has a news sentiment score of 1.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.08 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Darling Ingredients this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for DAR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Darling Ingredients to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Darling Ingredients insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,939,375.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.07% of the stock of Darling Ingredients is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.44% of the stock of Darling Ingredients is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DAR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DAR shares performed this year?

Darling Ingredients' stock was trading at $33.69 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DAR shares have decreased by 1.0% and is now trading at $33.3370.

How were Darling Ingredients' earnings last quarter?

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 24th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.03. The company's revenue was up 1.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Darling Ingredients have any subsidiaries?

Darling Ingredients subsidiaries include Custom Blenders, Rothsay, Vion, Terra Renewal Services, RVO BioPur, Griffin Industries, Nebraska By-Products, and others.

Who are Darling Ingredients' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Darling Ingredients include State Street Corp (3.42%), Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (2.33%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (2.10%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Randall C Stuewe, Matthew J Jansen, John Bullock, Charles L Adair, Gary W Mize, Larry Barden, Patrick Mcnutt, Robert W Day, Kurt Stoffel and Joseph Manzi.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Darling Ingredients?

Shares of DAR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Darling Ingredients own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Darling Ingredients investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), NVIDIA (NVDA), Waste Connections (WCN), TotalEnergies (TTE), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/24/2025
• Today: 9/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DAR
• CIK: 916540
• Web: www.darlingii.com
• Phone: (972) 717-0300
• Fax: 972-717-1588
• Employees: 15,500
• Year Founded: 1882

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Darling Ingredients: $43.57
• High Price Target: $52.00
• Low Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.66
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 51.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.08
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $278.88 million
• Net Margins: 1.85%
• Pretax Margin: 1.28%
• Return on Equity: 2.35%
• Return on Assets: 1.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.84
• Current Ratio: 1.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.94
• Cash Flow: $4.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.85
• Book Value: $28.07 per share
• Price / Book: 1.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 158,190,000
• Free Float: 154,912,000
• Market Cap: $5.37 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.16