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DAR Stock Price & Analysis

Darling Ingredients Inc
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29.510
+29.510(+0%)6M

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DAR Fundamental Analysis

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buy
Moderate Buy
Buy
Hold
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High
75.00
bubble
Averages
55.00
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Low
43.00
Analyst
Rating
Action
Price Target
Date
Rating Reason
Citigroup
Thomas Palmer
Strong Buy
Maintains
$46 → $44
2025-01-29
Stephens & Co.
Pooran Sharma
Buy
Initiates
$52
2025-01-23
JP Morgan
John Royall
Buy
Maintains
$58 → $59
2024-10-30
Jefferies
Lloyd Byrne
Strong Buy
Maintains
$44 → $46
2024-10-25
Jefferies
bubble
Piper Sandler
Ryan Todd
Buy
Maintains
$50 → $48
2024-10-11
Piper
bubble

DAR Earnings Analysis

Darling Ingredients Inc Corporation (DAR.N) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call

Positive

  • Earnings Per Share Beat: Darling Ingredients reported a Q4 2024 EPS of $0.63, exceeding expectations of $0.38, reflecting strong financial performance.

  • Debt Reduction and Financial Health: The company paid down $353 million in debt during fiscal year 2024, reducing the financial leverage ratio to 3.68 times, indicating improved financial health.

  • Strong Investment Returns: Darling Ingredients received $179.8 million in dividends from Diamond Green Diesel for the full fiscal year 2024, showcasing strong returns from investments.

  • Feed Segment Margin Improvement: Gross margin in the Feed segment improved from 21.5% in Q3 2024 to 22.6% in Q4 2024, demonstrating effective margin management despite lower fat prices.

  • Positive EBITDA Growth Outlook: The company anticipates a combined adjusted EBITDA of $1.25 billion to $1.3 billion for 2025, indicating positive growth expectations for the upcoming year.

Negative

  • Operating Income Decline: Operating income decreased $36.4 million to $122.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to $158.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 primarily due to a lower gross margin from significantly lower fat prices.

  • Net Income Decline: For fiscal year 2024, net income was $278.9 million or $1.73 per diluted share as compared to net income of $647.7 million or $3.99 per diluted share for fiscal 2023, indicating a significant decline in profitability.

  • Net Sales Decline: Net sales for fiscal year 2024 were $5.7 billion compared to net sales of $6.8 billion for the same period of 2023, reflecting a decrease of $1.1 billion year-over-year.

  • Operating Income Decline: Operating income decreased $181.5 million to $468.2 million for fiscal 2024, compared to $949.7 million for fiscal year 2023, primarily due to a lower gross margin in global ingredients.

  • Debt Reduction Analysis: The company’s total debt outstanding as of December 28, 2024, was $4 billion compared to $4.4 billion at year-end 2023, indicating a high level of debt despite a reduction.

DAR News

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6.5
03-14Yahoo Finance
Is Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) the Best Future Food Stock to Buy According to Analysts?
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2.0
03-10NASDAQ.COM
Darling Ingredients is Now Oversold (DAR)
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7.0
02-19Businesswire
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Kaskela Law LLC Announces Investigation of Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) and Encourages Long-Term Shareholders to Contact the Firm
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02-10Newsfilter
Darling Ingredients Inc. to Participate in Upcoming Conferences
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9.5
02-06Benzinga
Philip Morris Posts Upbeat Results, Joins Coherent, ArcelorMittal, Yum! Brands And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday

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DAR Key Stats

High
29.920
Vol
2.72M
Low
28.970
Amount
79.99M
Open
29.110
VWAP
29.43
Mkt Cap
4.69B
EV/EBITDA(TTM)
10.93

DAR Company Profile

Darling Ingredients Inc. develops and produces sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients, creating a range of ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, animal feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy and fertilizer industries. Its segments include Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients and Fuel Ingredients. Feed Ingredients operating segment includes its global activities related to the collection and processing of beef, poultry and pork animal by-products in North America, Europe and South America into non-food grade oils and protein meals, and others. Food Ingredients operating segment includes its global activities related to the purchase and processing of beef and pork bone chips, beef hides, pig skins, and fish skins into collagen, and others. Fuel Ingredients operating segment includes its global activities related to the conversion of organic sludge and food waste into biogas in Europe, and others.