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In the latest session, Darling Ingredients Inc (NYSE: DAR) closed at $37.56 down -0.21% from its previous closing price of $37.64. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.34 million shares were traded. DAR stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.99.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Darling Ingredients Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 55.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.48. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.87 and its Current Ratio is at 1.49. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.89.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for the company, TD Cowen on December 02, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $45 from $34 previously.
On October 08, 2025, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $45.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when STUEWE RANDALL C sold 35,000 shares for $30.92 per share. The transaction valued at 1,082,200 led to the insider holds 781,437 shares of the business.
STUEWE RANDALL C sold 27,500 shares of DAR for $857,175 on Aug 15 ’25. The Chairman and CEO now owns 816,437 shares after completing the transaction at $31.17 per share. On Aug 18 ’25, another insider, Randall C. Stuewe, who serves as the CEO of the company, bought 35,000 shares for $31.18 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DAR now has a Market Capitalization of 5941469184 and an Enterprise Value of 10270582784. As of this moment, Darling’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 56.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.758 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.888.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DAR is 1.27, which has changed by 0.08817577 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16067612 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DAR has reached a high of $42.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.72%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, DAR has traded an average of 2.21M shares per day and 1736460 over the past ten days. A total of 158.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 156.40M. Insiders hold about 1.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.72% stake in the company. Shares short for DAR as of 1765756800 were 10021912 with a Short Ratio of 4.53, compared to 1763078400 on 12389955. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10021912 and a Short% of Float of 6.4.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) involves the perspectives of 7.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.52, with high estimates of $1.24 and low estimates of $0.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.49 and $0.26 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.39. EPS for the following year is $2.5, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $3.6 and $1.72.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.53B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.58B to a low estimate of $1.5B. As of. The current estimate, Darling Ingredients Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.42BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.51B. There is a high estimate of $1.62B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.46B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DAR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.92B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.96B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.72BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.48B and the low estimate is $5.96B.
