The price-to-earnings ratio for Darling Ingredients Inc (NYSE: DAR) is above average at 30.65x. The 36-month beta value for DAR is also noteworthy at 1.19. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for DAR is 155.77M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.20% of that float. The average trading volume of DAR on June 11, 2025 was 2.24M shares.
DAR) stock’s latest price update
Darling Ingredients Inc (NYSE: DAR)’s stock price has increased by 3.70 compared to its previous closing price of 31.35. However, the company has seen a 5.79% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-29 that IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $DAR–Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), the world’s leading company in turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced a dual listing of its common stock on NYSE Texas, the new, fully electronic equities exchange based in Dallas, Texas. “Joining NYSE Texas as a founding member reflects our forward-looking approach to the evolving capital markets,” said Randall C. Stuewe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Darling.
DAR’s Market Performance
DAR’s stock has risen by 5.79% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -4.47% and a quarterly rise of 5.42%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.76% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.54% for Darling Ingredients Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.02% for DAR’s stock, with a -8.30% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DAR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DAR stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for DAR by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for DAR in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $34 based on the research report published on April 25, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DAR reach a price target of $37, previously predicting the price at $43. The rating they have provided for DAR stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on April 04th, 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Hold” to DAR, setting the target price at $43 in the report published on September 13th of the previous year.
DAR Trading at 2.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DAR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.25% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DAR starting from STUEWE RANDALL C, who sale 40,000 shares at the price of $34.05 back on May 19 ’25. After this action, STUEWE RANDALL C now owns 851,437 shares of Darling Ingredients Inc, valued at $1,362,000 using the latest closing price.
Randall C. Stuewe, the CEO of Darling Ingredients Inc, proposed sale 40,000 shares at $35.25 during a trade that took place back on May 19 ’25, which means that Randall C. Stuewe is holding shares at $1,410,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DAR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for Darling Ingredients Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 3.79, with 1.64 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.01 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.91. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.40.
Conclusion
In summary, Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
