Could this be the case of a blown-up long-term opportunity? Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR)

Darling Ingredients Inc [DAR] stock prices are up 3.24% to $36.66 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The DAR shares have gain 11.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 26.50%, 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 April 25, 2025, when TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also revised its price target to $34 from $37. Previously, TD Cowen reaffirmed its Hold rating on April 04, 2025, and dropped its price target to $37. On September 13, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and revised its price target to $43 on the stock. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $48 on June 12, 2024. Citigroup initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $49 as its price target on February 01, 2024. Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on October 13, 2023.

The stock price of Darling Ingredients Inc [DAR] has been fluctuating between $26.00 and $47.28 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69.45 within the next 12 months. Darling Ingredients Inc [NYSE: DAR] shares were valued at $36.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 89.44% based on the average DAR price forecast.

Analyzing the DAR fundamentals

The Darling Ingredients Inc [NYSE:DAR] reported sales of 5.68B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -2.69%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.13% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.04 and Total Capital is 0.09.

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 35.87 points at the first support level, and at 35.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 37.29, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 37.92.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Darling Ingredients Inc [NYSE:DAR]’s Current Ratio is 1.40. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.83, and the Cash Ratio is 0.45. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.02, the price to book ratio is 1.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.56.

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.

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