The stock of Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) has gone down by -1.32% for the week, with a 22.30% rise in the past month and a 21.99% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 4.23% for DAR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.63% for DAR’s stock, with a 7.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Darling Ingredients Inc (NYSE: DAR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Darling Ingredients Inc (NYSE: DAR) is above average at 35.93x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.23.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DAR is 156.10M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.27% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of DAR on July 02, 2025 was 2.62M shares.
DAR) stock’s latest price update
Darling Ingredients Inc (NYSE: DAR) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.45 compared to its previous closing price of 37.94. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.32% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-07-01 that The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 38.9% in Darling (DAR). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.
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 12.83% 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 -12.37% of loss for the given period.
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.
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 1.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.40.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
