Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) Cut to Sell at StockNews.com

StockNews.com downgraded shares of Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR - Free Report) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report released on Monday morning.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on DAR. Citigroup dropped their target price on Darling Ingredients from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Stephens reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Darling Ingredients in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Darling Ingredients presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $52.75.

Darling Ingredients Price Performance

Shares of Darling Ingredients stock traded down $0.27 on Monday, hitting $31.64. The company's stock had a trading volume of 531,944 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,163,542. The company has a market capitalization of $5.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.29 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $35.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.41. Darling Ingredients has a 1 year low of $27.20 and a 1 year high of $48.39.

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Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.15. Darling Ingredients had a net margin of 4.88% and a return on equity of 6.04%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Darling Ingredients will post 2.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Darling Ingredients in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its holdings in Darling Ingredients by 157.1% during the fourth quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 1,180 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 721 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in Darling Ingredients by 42.5% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,304 shares of the company's stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 687 shares in the last quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Darling Ingredients in the 4th quarter valued at about $86,000. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in shares of Darling Ingredients during the 4th quarter valued at about $109,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.44% of the company's stock.

About Darling Ingredients

Darling Ingredients Inc develops, produces, and sells natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients in North America, Europe, China, South America, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. It offers ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy, and fertilizer industries.