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Darling Ingredients
$60.72
52W $29.15 – $66.02
55/100
$9.64B
126.3
1.04
Is DAR Bullish or Bearish?
Mixed.
Innellis AI committee rates Darling Ingredients (DAR) Watch with a composite score of 55/100
, based on 6 analysts with 83% agreement.
Last updated July 31, 2026.
What Would Change This View
- Upgrade to Buy
- Requires a committee score of 60.0 — +4.64 from today. Applies on the first day at or above the line; upgrades are never dampened.
- Downgrade to Reduce
- Requires the score to fall below 40.0 — -15.36 from today. The band boundary is 45.0, but a one-step downgrade must clear a further margin first. A score oscillating around the line should not change the rating every night.
Executive Summary
Some positive signals exist — eps growing 31.0% yoy — but they are not yet strong enough to justify a Buy. The committee is monitoring for confirmation.
Bull & Bear Case
Bull Case
- Price-to-book of 1.3x is a discount to asset value — Value
- EPS growing 31.0% YoY — Growth
- Quarter-over-quarter growth rate is ACCELERATING, not just positive — Growth
- Price structure making higher highs and higher lows — Technical
- Weekly trend (uptrend) confirms the daily trend -- multi-timeframe agreement — Technical
- Market regime is bullish (Bull market -- normal position sizing) — Macro
Bear Case
- P/E of 43.4 is expensive by classic value standards — Value
- ROE of only 4.7% -- cheap may mean cheap for a reason — Value
- MACD histogram negative -- bearish momentum — Technical
- Price structure (LH_LL) contradicts the uptrend -- mixed signals — Technical
- News sentiment is negative (-0.20 across 31 articles, 14d) — News
Both cases are generated from quantitative data signals, not qualitative or
forward-looking judgement. They summarise what the numbers say today.
Price History (6M)
AI Investment Committee
Committee Consensus
As of July 31, 2026
Overall Committee Score
55/100
Agreement
83%
Analysts
6
Conviction
High
Sector Rank
Top 24%
of 50 Consumer Defensive peers
Value Analyst
neutral
43
/ 100 · Moderate confidence
Fair value -- neither a bargain nor obviously overpriced
+ Price-to-book of 1.3x is a discount to asset value
− P/E of 43.4 is expensive by classic value standards
Growth Analyst
bullish
78
/ 100 · High confidence
Strong, accelerating growth with consistent execution
+ EPS growing 31.0% YoY
Technical Analyst
neutral
57
/ 100 · High confidence
Mixed or range-bound price action
+ Price structure making higher highs and higher lows
− MACD histogram negative -- bearish momentum
Macro Analyst
neutral
58
/ 100 · Moderate confidence
Macro backdrop is mixed or neutral -- not a strong tailwind or headwind either way
+ Market regime is bullish (Bull market -- normal position sizing)
News Analyst
neutral
51
/ 100 · Low confidence
News flow is mixed or quiet -- no strong signal either way right now
− News sentiment is negative (-0.20 across 31 articles, 14d)
Portfolio Manager
neutral
45
/ 100 · High confidence
Portfolio-level factors are mixed -- worth a deliberate sizing decision, not a default-size position
+ Portfolio position concentration is currently healthy
− Sector concentration is already high (HHI 2744.14)
Investment Thesis Evolution
Committee score moved marginally from 52.4 to 55.4.
- Conviction strengthened -- analysts aligned more closely.
- Committee agreement increased sharply from 57% to 83%.
- New bearish signals: 4 appeared.
- New bullish signals: 2 appeared.
- Bearish pressure eased: 5 signal(s) disappeared.
- Analyst(s) changed stance: Macro Analyst.
- Analyst(s) abstained: Risk Analyst.
Analyst-level changes:
- Growth Analyst: score 62->78 (+17); +1 bullish signal(s).
- Macro Analyst: stance bullish->neutral; score 65->58 (-8); +1 bullish signal(s).
- News Analyst: score 60->51 (-9); +1 bearish signal(s).
- Portfolio Manager: +2 bearish signal(s).
- Risk Analyst abstained (was bearish at 35).
- Value Analyst: +1 bearish signal(s).
Comparing 2026-07-30 to 2026-07-31 (1 day apart).
Technical Analysis
RSI (14)
49.5
Neutral
MACD Histogram
-0.338
Bearish Momentum
Trend Direction
Uptrend
Weekly: Uptrend
Market Structure
Lh Ll
Support
$59.05
Resistance
$65.98
Bollinger %B
0.44
Inside Bands
Price vs Moving Averages
EMA 9
$60.84
Below
EMA 21
$60.42
Above
EMA 50
$59.42
Above
EMA 200
$51.95
Above
Fundamental Analysis
Valuation
67
Growth
81
Profitability
0
Financial Health
50
Cash Flow
36
Valuation
P/E Ratio
126.3×
P/B Ratio
0.00×
PEG Ratio
-4.45
Dividend Yield
0.00%
52W High
$66.02
52W Low
$29.15
Quality & Growth
ROE
1.3%
ROA
0.6%
Gross Margin
25.0%
Operating Margin
15.9%
Revenue Growth YoY
—
Debt / Equity
0.00
AI Fundamental Assessment
P/E ratio of 126.3 (rich relative to a 15-40x range); Price-to-book of 0.0x; PEG ratio of -4.5 (under 1.0 suggests growth is undervalued relative to price); Return on equity of 0.0%; Return on assets of 0.0%; Net margin of 0.1%; Gross margin of 0.3%; Current ratio of 0.00 (tight short-term liquidity); Debt-to-equity of 0.00; Free cash flow margin of 0.6% (thin cash generation); Free cash flow per share is positive (3.49); Most recent quarter beat estimates by 72.5%; 2 consecutive earnings beats; EPS growth accelerating (+137.7% -> +189.7% QoQ); Average YoY EPS growth of 2310.0%; Analyst estimates rising over recent quarters
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