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As of close of business last night, Darling Ingredients Inc’s stock clocked out at $33.13, up 2.73% from its previous closing price of $32.25. In other words, the price has increased by $2.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.46 million shares were traded. DAR stock price reached its highest trading level at $33.265 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.885.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of DAR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 46.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.34. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 5239376896 and an Enterprise Value of 9531059200. As of this moment, Darling’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.47. 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 0.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.668 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.158.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DAR is 1.25, which has changed by -0.2624666 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.101756096 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 $27.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.89%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that DAR traded 2.20M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2222870 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 158.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 155.76M. Insiders hold about 1.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.72% stake in the company. Shares short for DAR as of 1741910400 were 8632726 with a Short Ratio of 3.92, compared to 1739491200 on 9076795. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8632726 and a Short% of Float of 5.510000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
