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Darling Ingredients Inc (NYSE: DAR) closed the day trading at $29.50 down -4.35% from the previous closing price of $30.84. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.17 million shares were traded. DAR stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.49.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of DAR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 41.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.83 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.97 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.93.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on September 13, 2024, Reiterated its Hold rating but revised its target price to $43 from $45 previously.
On June 12, 2024, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $48.
On February 01, 2024, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $49.Citigroup initiated its Neutral rating on February 01, 2024, with a $49 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 19 ’24 when STUEWE RANDALL C sold 24,710 shares for $41.95 per share. The transaction valued at 1,036,585 led to the insider holds 693,848 shares of the business.
STUEWE RANDALL C sold 290 shares of DAR for $12,470 on Nov 18 ’24. The Chairman and CEO now owns 718,558 shares after completing the transaction at $43.00 per share. On Nov 18 ’24, another insider, Randall C. Stuewe, who serves as the CEO of the company, bought 25,000 shares for $43.05 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 4686753280 and an Enterprise Value of 8954349568. As of this moment, Darling’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.567 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.422.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DAR is 1.19, which has changed by -0.32847714 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DAR has reached a high of $48.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $30.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.10%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, DAR traded about 2.16M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, DAR traded about 2268890 shares per day. A total of 158.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 156.48M. Insiders hold about 1.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.30% stake in the company. Shares short for DAR as of 1740700800 were 8261275 with a Short Ratio of 3.82, compared to 1738281600 on 9427724. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8261275 and a Short% of Float of 5.9699997.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
