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Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) Stock Analysis

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $59.95: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.7/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 6.75; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.

Darling Ingredients processes animal by-products, used cooking oil, and bakery residuals into feed, food, and fuel ingredients globally, generating $6.1B in fiscal 2025 revenue. Three segments: Feed Ingredients (65% of sales), Food Ingredients (25%), and Fuel Ingredients (10%),... Read more

$59.95+10.9% A.UpsideScore 5.7/10#8 of 26 Packaged Foods
QualityF-score7 / 9FCF yield1.95%
Stop $57.41Target $66.48(analyst − 13%)A.R:R 1.4:1
Analyst target$76.42+27.5%12 analysts
$66.48our TP
$59.95price
$76.42mean
$85

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $59.95: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.7/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 6.75; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 5/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.

Val7.1Qual3.8Grw7.8Mom3.0Sent7.8Ins5.0Peer2.8Tech8.7Risk5.15.7OVERALL

Recent Developments — Darling Ingredients Inc.

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Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)43.4
P/E (Fwd)12.1
Mkt Cap$9.5B
EV/EBITDA14.1
Profit Mgn3.5%
ROE4.9%
Rev Growth12.3%
Beta1.07
DividendNone
Rating analysts18

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9

Options Flow

P/C6.75bearish
IV47%normal
Max Pain$35-41.6% vs spot

Material Events(8-K, last 90d)

  • 2026-02-25Item 5.02LOW
    Gary Mize, Lead Director since 2016, retiring from Board at the 2026 Annual Meeting. Robert Aspell elected to Board effective immediately, appointed to Audit Committee. Board size increased to 11. No reason cited for Mize's retirement.
    SEC filing →

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Value Rank
0.8
Quality Rank
2.0
Growth Rank
8.5
Industry growth leader

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Macd
0.0
Obv
1.0
Volume
2.5
Ma Position
4.0
Rsi
7.7
Uptrend pullback (RSI 38) - buy opportunityVolume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-day MA

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Gross Margin
1.0
Roe
1.6
Net Margin
1.8
Roa
1.9
Operating Margin
3.2
Moat
4.9
Current Ratio
5.7
Fcf Quality
6.2
Piotroski F
7.8
No competitive moatStrong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
GatesMomentum 3.0<4.5A.R:R 1.4 < 1.5@spotInsider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsEARNINGS PROXIMITY 71d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Moderate
RSI
38 · Neutral
↓ 20D MA↓ 50D MA↑ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $59.19Resistance $66.02

Price Targets

$57
$66
A.Upside+10.9%
A.R:R1.4:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0)
! Momentum score 3.0/10 — below 4.5 minimum
! Reward/Risk 1.4:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum

Earnings

B
B
M
M
2/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-07-30 (71d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is DAR stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $59.95: Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.7/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 6.75; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $57.41. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.

What is the DAR stock price target?

Take-profit target: $66.48 (+10.9% upside). Prior stop was $57.41. Stop-loss: $57.41.

What are the risks of investing in DAR?

Quality below floor (3.8 < 4.0).

Is DAR overvalued or undervalued?

Darling Ingredients Inc. trades at a P/E of 43.4 (forward 12.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.1/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about DAR?

18 analysts cover DAR with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $76.

What does Darling Ingredients Inc. do?Darling Ingredients processes animal by-products, used cooking oil, and bakery residuals into feed, food, and fuel...

Darling Ingredients processes animal by-products, used cooking oil, and bakery residuals into feed, food, and fuel ingredients globally, generating $6.1B in fiscal 2025 revenue. Three segments: Feed Ingredients (65% of sales), Food Ingredients (25%), and Fuel Ingredients (10%), the last anchored by a 50%-owned Diamond Green Diesel joint venture with Valero for renewable diesel and SAF.

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