DAR

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.

NYSE · Fats & Oils · Inc. DE · CIK 0000916540
$55.18 -1.67% $8.8B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)32 New Institutional Positions18 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$8.8B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$6.2B
Inst. Activity32 buys / 18 sells
Insider Activity0B / 4S
Insider Net $-$1.6M
SEC Reports5
Exchange NYSE·Sector Fats & Oils·Inc. DE·CIK 0000916540·Prev Close $56.12

Recent Activity

Jun 12, 2026 SEC
An institutional cluster for Darling Ingredients (DAR) in Q3 2024 shows divergent activity: 27 buyers added $70.0M in ne
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 5/10
Jun 11, 2026 SEC
Institutional cluster in DAR reveals a mixed conviction picture for Q3 2025: 4 buyers added $142.3M in positions (net ag
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
May 25, 2026 dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 2.2M shares, 44,025 trades
Week starting 2026-05-25. Total ATS volume: 2,225,401 shares across 44,025 trades.
May 7, 2026 Insider
Aspell Robert Patrick was granted 2,650 shares
Director
May 7, 2026 Insider
Adair Charles L was granted 2,650 shares
Director
May 7, 2026 Insider
Barden Larry was granted 2,650 shares
Director
Apr 30, 2026 SEC
Darling Ingredients reported a massive earnings beat for Q1 2026, with GAAP diluted EPS of $0.83 versus consensus of $0.
8-K — Impact 8/10
Inst.
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo — TRIM
2,707,158 shares ($167.4M)

Price Targets

Historical data — last covering-analyst action Oct 2024. No current recommendation available.
$76.42 (Oct 2024)
Current $55.18 Low $70.00 Median $75.50 High $85.00 12 analysts
$70.00 $85.00

Analyst Ratings

Historical distribution94% buy · 18 analysts · last covering-analyst action Oct 2024
9Strong Buy
8Buy
1Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Historical Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Oct 11, 2024 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Oct 7, 2024 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Sep 13, 2024 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Hold → Hold
Jul 26, 2024 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Jul 12, 2024 Scotiabank MAINTAIN Sector Outperform → Sector Outperform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.33 ▲ +35.4% $1.05 — $1.69 677% YoY 9
Next Q $1.27 ▲ +23.1% $1.00 — $1.61 699% YoY 9
Current FY $4.72 ▲ +30.2% $4.08 — $5.57 389% YoY 9
Next FY $4.97 ▲ +18.5% $3.80 — $6.15 5% YoY 10

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$937.0M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP$498.9M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$454.0M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$440.5M
STATE STREET CORP$337.5M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 7, 2026Aspell RobertA$0.00
May 7, 2026Adair CharlesA$0.00
May 7, 2026Barden LarryA$0.00
May 7, 2026Clark CelesteA$0.00
May 7, 2026GOODSPEED LINDAA$0.00
50 institutional holders with $6.2B total value (100,269,715 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, DIMENSIONAL, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 32 institutions added/increased vs 18 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.15,148,807$937.0M15.1%
2DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP8,066,971$498.9M8.0%
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC7,340,348$454.0M7.3%
4VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC7,121,839$440.5M7.1%
5STATE STREET CORP5,457,065$337.5M5.4%
6FMR LLC4,386,558$271.3M4.4%
7EARNEST PARTNERS LLC4,196,079$259.5M4.2%
8CITADEL ADVISORS LLC2,953,975$182.7M2.9%
9DEUTSCHE BANK AG\2,905,137$179.7M2.9%
10Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC2,707,158$167.4M2.7%TRIM -27.2%
11MORGAN STANLEY2,703,846$167.2M2.7%
12FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC2,455,668$151.9M2.4%
13BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC2,392,510$148.0M2.4%
14BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/2,344,837$145.0M2.3%TRIM -38.0%
15Invesco Ltd.2,326,789$143.9M2.3%DOUBLED +141.3%
16Assenagon Asset Management S.A.2,091,960$129.4M2.1%ADD +72.9%
17CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,672,553$103.4M1.7%
18YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP1,403,668$86.8M1.4%
19NOMURA HOLDINGS INC1,402,386$86.7M1.4%
20WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP1,279,069$79.1M1.3%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLCTRIM3,717,3942,707,158-27.2%$167.4M2026-Q1
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM3,782,8642,344,837-38.0%$145.0M2026-Q1
Invesco Ltd.DOUBLED964,4522,326,789+141.3%$143.9M2026-Q1
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.ADD1,209,7752,091,960+72.9%$129.4M2026-Q1
Ninety One UK LtdDOUBLED518,7961,182,412+127.9%$73.1M2026-Q1
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.ADD778,0681,114,648+43.3%$68.9M2026-Q1
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORPTRIM984,961682,431-30.7%$42.2M2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPDOUBLED48,827650,800+1232.9%$40.3M2026-Q1
DnB Asset Management ASTRIM1,245,217619,320-50.3%$38.3M2026-Q1
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCDOUBLED39,471607,521+1439.2%$37.6M2026-Q1
NATIXISNEW573,987$35.5M2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.TRIM1,836,979523,459-71.5%$32.4M2026-Q1
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCTRIM1,070,099518,940-51.5%$32.1M2026-Q1
Holocene Advisors, LPTRIM1,068,551442,969-58.5%$27.4M2026-Q1
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET ALADD263,486439,385+66.8%$27.2M2026-Q1
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCDOUBLED10,328346,963+3259.4%$21.5M2026-Q1
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCDOUBLED157,490340,764+116.4%$21.1M2026-Q1
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INCTRIM465,253338,770-27.2%$21.0M2026-Q1
Woodline Partners LPTRIM558,841298,801-46.5%$18.5M2026-Q1
Cerity Partners LLCADD187,635291,816+55.5%$18.0M2026-Q1
STRS OHIODOUBLED3,746286,740+7554.6%$17.7M2026-Q1
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUPTRIM879,086282,198-67.9%$17.0M2026-Q1
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUNDADD148,787204,615+37.5%$12.7M2026-Q1
DAVIS SELECTED ADVISERSNEAR_EXIT2,842,306187,905-93.4%$11.6M2026-Q1
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDDOUBLED85,700171,800+100.5%$10.6M2026-Q1
19 unique insiders with 44 transactions. Net insider value: -$1.6M ($0.00 bought, $1.6M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 7, 2026Aspell Robert PatrickDirectorAWARD2,650
May 7, 2026Adair Charles LDirectorAWARD2,650
May 7, 2026Barden LarryDirectorAWARD2,650
May 7, 2026Clark Celeste A.DirectorAWARD2,650
May 7, 2026GOODSPEED LINDADirectorAWARD2,650
May 7, 2026Guimaraes EndersonDirectorAWARD2,650
May 7, 2026Hill Randy LDirectorAWARD2,650
May 7, 2026Stoffel KurtDirectorAWARD2,650
May 7, 2026Schroder SorenDirectorAWARD2,650
May 7, 2026Hill Randy LDirectorAWARD2,650
May 1, 2026MANZI JOSEPHChief Accounting OfficerSELL3,000$63.89$191.7K
Mar 9, 2026STUEWE RANDALL CChairman and CEOTAX W/H35,446$51.92$1.8M
Mar 9, 2026STUEWE RANDALL CChairman and CEOAWARD90,078
Mar 9, 2026Day Robert WEVP Chief Financial OfficerTAX W/H2,026$51.92$105.2K
Mar 9, 2026Day Robert WEVP Chief Financial OfficerAWARD4,654
Mar 9, 2026McNutt PatrickEVP Chief Admin OfficerTAX W/H3,486$51.92$181.0K
Mar 9, 2026McNutt PatrickEVP Chief Admin OfficerAWARD9,245
Mar 9, 2026Kemphaus Nicholas JamesEVP Gen. Counsel & SecretaryTAX W/H1,819$51.92$94.4K
Mar 9, 2026Kemphaus Nicholas JamesEVP Gen. Counsel & SecretaryAWARD4,621
Mar 9, 2026Dudley SandraEVP Chief Strategy OfficerTAX W/H4,547$51.92$236.1K
Mar 9, 2026Dudley SandraEVP Chief Strategy OfficerAWARD11,555
Mar 9, 2026Colpaert JeroenEVP RousselotTAX W/H4,580$51.92$237.8K
Mar 9, 2026Colpaert JeroenEVP RousselotAWARD9,252
Mar 9, 2026Finnimore Mark JosephEVP Canada & N America SpecTAX W/H1,113$51.92$57.8K
Mar 9, 2026Finnimore Mark JosephEVP Canada & N America SpecAWARD2,079
Mar 9, 2026Lairmore BrandonEVP US Rendering OperationsTAX W/H675$51.92$35.0K
Mar 9, 2026Lairmore BrandonEVP US Rendering OperationsAWARD1,652
Mar 9, 2026MANZI JOSEPHChief Accounting OfficerAWARD4,101
Mar 9, 2026MANZI JOSEPHChief Accounting OfficerTAX W/H999$51.92$51.9K
Mar 9, 2026van der Velden JanEVP Int Rendering&SpecialtiesAWARD14,803
Mar 9, 2026van der Velden JanEVP Int Rendering&SpecialtiesTAX W/H7,328$51.92$380.5K
Mar 6, 2026STUEWE RANDALL CChairman and CEOEXERCISE263,704$11.97$3.2M
Mar 6, 2026STUEWE RANDALL CChairman and CEOTAX W/H139,754$53.20$7.4M
Mar 6, 2026STUEWE RANDALL CChairman and CEOSELL20,000$52.12$1.0M
Mar 6, 2026STUEWE RANDALL CChairman and CEOGIFT23,250
Feb 25, 2026Aspell Robert PatrickDirectorAWARD549
Feb 24, 2026STUEWE RANDALL CChairman and CEOEXERCISE353,152$8.51$3.0M
Feb 13, 2026Kemphaus Nicholas JamesEVP Gen. Counsel & SecretaryEXERCISE5,760$12.29$70.8K
Feb 13, 2026Kemphaus Nicholas JamesEVP Gen. Counsel & SecretaryTAX W/H3,099$52.03$161.2K
Feb 13, 2026Kemphaus Nicholas JamesEVP Gen. Counsel & SecretarySELL2,661$52.03$138.5K
Feb 13, 2026Dudley SandraEVP Chief Strategy OfficerEXERCISE8,431$12.29$103.6K
Feb 13, 2026Dudley SandraEVP Chief Strategy OfficerTAX W/H3,575$51.86$185.4K
Feb 13, 2026Dudley SandraEVP Chief Strategy OfficerSELL4,856$51.86$251.8K
Jan 2, 2026Clark Celeste A.DirectorAWARD1,594$37.64$60.0K

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Historical analyst distribution (last covering-analyst action Oct 2024): 94% buy across 18 analysts — 9 strong buy, 8 buy, 1 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell. No current recommendation available.

Analyst Price Targets

Historical data — last covering-analyst action Oct 2024. No current recommendation available.
$76.42 mean target (Oct 2024)
$70.00 Low $85.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$55.18
Target Low$70.00
Target Mean$76.42
Target Median$75.50
Target High$85.00
# Analysts12
Recommendation— (no recent coverage)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$1.33 $1.05 $1.69 677.3% +35.4% 7↑ 1↓ $1.7B 13.6% 9
Next Q
2026-09-30
$1.27 $1.00 $1.61 698.9% +23.1% 6↑ 1↓ $1.7B 8.7% 9
Current FY
2026-12-31
$4.72 $4.08 $5.57 389.0% +30.2% 8↑ 0↓ $6.7B 9.5% 9
Next FY
2027-12-31
$4.97 $3.80 $6.15 5.1% +18.5% 6↑ 1↓ $6.9B 3.0% 10

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$1.334
7d ago$1.294+0.039
30d ago$0.985+0.349
60d ago$0.752+0.582
90d ago$0.655+0.679
12 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Historical Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Oct 11, 2024 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Oct 7, 2024 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Sep 13, 2024 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Jul 26, 2024 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jul 12, 2024 Scotiabank MAINTAIN Sector Outperform Sector Outperform
Jun 13, 2024 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Jun 12, 2024 Citigroup UPGRADE Neutral Buy
May 20, 2024 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 17, 2024 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 11, 2024 Scotiabank MAINTAIN Sector Outperform Sector Outperform
Apr 8, 2024 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 3, 2024 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 6, 2024 Stifel REITERATE Buy Buy
Feb 29, 2024 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 29, 2024 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 1, 2024 Citigroup INITIATE Neutral
Jan 29, 2024 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 26, 2024 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jan 24, 2024 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Nov 27, 2023 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Nov 9, 2023 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Nov 9, 2023 Raymond James MAINTAIN Strong Buy Strong Buy
Oct 24, 2023 Raymond James MAINTAIN Strong Buy Strong Buy
Oct 19, 2023 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Oct 10, 2023 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Oct 9, 2023 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Aug 22, 2023 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Aug 10, 2023 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Aug 10, 2023 Stephens & Co. REITERATE Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Aug 9, 2023 Stephens & Co. REITERATE Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jul 20, 2023 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jul 13, 2023 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jul 13, 2023 Stephens & Co. REITERATE Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jun 6, 2023 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 15, 2023 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 15, 2023 UBS MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 11, 2023 Stephens & Co. REITERATE Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 11, 2023 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 24, 2023 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy
Apr 14, 2023 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy
Apr 13, 2023 Baird MAINTAIN Outperform
Apr 11, 2023 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight
Mar 1, 2023 Raymond James MAINTAIN Strong Buy
Feb 28, 2023 Stephens & Co. REITERATE Equal-Weight
Feb 6, 2023 Baird MAINTAIN Outperform
Jan 30, 2023 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy
Jan 20, 2023 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy
Jan 20, 2023 Raymond James MAINTAIN Strong Buy
Jan 17, 2023 Stephens & Co. DOWNGRADE Overweight Equal-Weight
Dec 19, 2022 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20269810094%
May 1, 20269810094%
Apr 1, 202681010095%
Mar 1, 202681010095%
Feb 1, 202671020089%
Jan 1, 202671020089%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

May 25, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 2.2M shares, 44,025 trades
Week starting 2026-05-25. Total ATS volume: 2,225,401 shares across 44,025 trades.
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 3.8M shares, 64,925 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 3,758,337 shares across 64,925 trades.
May 12, 2026
short_interest
FTD: DAR — 13,942 shares ($0.9M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260512, Price: $63.82, FTD Value: $889,778.44, DARLING INGREDIENTS INC COMMON
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 3.6M shares, 68,682 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 3,581,590 shares across 68,682 trades.
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 3.2M shares, 70,054 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 3,173,007 shares across 70,054 trades.
Apr 30, 2026
earnings_calendar
DAR Q1 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-04-30
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 4.9M shares, 78,077 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 4,941,777 shares across 78,077 trades.
Apr 20, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 3.6M shares, 63,166 trades
Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 3,644,173 shares across 63,166 trades.
Apr 13, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 5.0M shares, 77,179 trades
Week starting 2026-04-13. Total ATS volume: 4,976,108 shares across 77,179 trades.
Apr 6, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 4.5M shares, 69,944 trades
Week starting 2026-04-06. Total ATS volume: 4,521,946 shares across 69,944 trades.
Apr 2, 2026
short_interest
FTD: DAR — 31,698 shares ($2.0M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260402, Price: $62.16, FTD Value: $1,970,347.68, DARLING INGREDIENTS INC COMMON
Mar 30, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 4.2M shares, 66,572 trades
Week starting 2026-03-30. Total ATS volume: 4,205,034 shares across 66,572 trades.
Mar 24, 2026
short_interest
FTD: DAR — 17,605 shares ($1.0M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260324, Price: $56.46, FTD Value: $993,978.3, DARLING INGREDIENTS INC COMMON
Mar 23, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 5.2M shares, 77,633 trades
Week starting 2026-03-23. Total ATS volume: 5,205,690 shares across 77,633 trades.
Mar 16, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: DAR — 5.6M shares, 70,823 trades
Week starting 2026-03-16. Total ATS volume: 5,596,392 shares across 70,823 trades.