At the time of writing, Darling Ingredients Inc [DAR] stock is trading at $36.30, up 7.84%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The DAR shares have gain 5.80% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.17%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Darling Ingredients Inc [NYSE: DAR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 13, 2024, when TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also revised its price target to $43 from $45. Previously, Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy on June 12, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $48. On February 01, 2024, Citigroup initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $49 on the stock. Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. downgraded its rating to a Hold. Stephens downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on January 17, 2023, and downed its price target to $75. In a note dated October 19, 2022, Jefferies initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $102 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Darling Ingredients Inc fluctuated between $32.55 and $48.39. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $52.5 within the next 12 months. Darling Ingredients Inc [NYSE: DAR] shares were valued at $36.30 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 44.63% based on the average DAR price forecast.
Analyzing the DAR fundamentals
According to Darling Ingredients Inc [NYSE:DAR], the company’s sales were 5.89B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -11.92% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.14% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.06%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.93.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 34.35 points at the first support level, and at 32.40 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 37.67, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 39.04.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Darling Ingredients Inc [NYSE:DAR] has a current ratio of 1.41. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.83, while the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.98, the price to book ratio is 1.27 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.46.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved STUEWE RANDALL C, Chairman and CEO, that happened on Nov 19 ’24 when 24710.0 shares were sold. Chairman and CEO, STUEWE RANDALL C completed a deal on Nov 18 ’24 to sell 290.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO Randall C. Stuewe bought 25000.0 shares on Nov 18 ’24.
