TD Cowen has upgraded Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) to a Buy rating from Hold, effective December 1, 2025. The current price stands at $37.42. This upgrade underscores a more favorable outlook for the company, suggesting enhanced fundamentals or improved business performance.
Darling Ingredients operates within the food products industry, focusing on the development and production of natural ingredients derived from both edible and inedible bio-nutrients. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the company employs approximately 15,500 full-time staff. Its operations are divided into three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. The Feed Ingredients segment processes animal by-products into oils and protein meals, while the Food Ingredients segment transforms various animal parts into collagen and other products. The Fuel Ingredients segment converts fats into renewable fuels and biogas.
As of November 25, 2025, Darling Ingredients boasts a market capitalization of $5.6 billion and a P/E ratio of 51.71, with a trailing EPS of $0.67. Upcoming earnings reports are scheduled for April 22, 2026, and July 22, 2026, with estimated EPS of $0.54 and $0.59, respectively.
Analyst consensus remains positive, with 7 Strong Buy, 9 Buy, and 3 Hold ratings among 19 total analysts. This recent upgrade from TD Cowen aligns with a broader trend of analyst optimism, as evidenced by other recent ratings within the last 90 days.
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