Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) Holdings Decreased by Maven Securities LTD

Maven Securities LTD trimmed its holdings in Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR - Free Report) by 77.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,500 shares of the company's stock after selling 26,500 shares during the quarter. Maven Securities LTD's holdings in Darling Ingredients were worth $253,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Darling Ingredients in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its holdings in Darling Ingredients by 157.1% in the 4th quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 1,180 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 721 shares in the last quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Darling Ingredients in the 4th quarter worth approximately $86,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Darling Ingredients by 30.9% in the 4th quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 3,016 shares of the company's stock worth $102,000 after buying an additional 712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in Darling Ingredients in the 4th quarter worth approximately $109,000. 94.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on DAR shares. StockNews.com raised Darling Ingredients from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Citigroup decreased their price target on Darling Ingredients from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Stephens reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $52.00 price target on shares of Darling Ingredients in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Darling Ingredients from $41.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price target on Darling Ingredients from $37.00 to $34.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $50.33.

Darling Ingredients Price Performance

Shares of DAR traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $35.28. 2,425,080 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,260,992. The company has a market capitalization of $5.58 billion, a PE ratio of 20.39 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.13. Darling Ingredients Inc. has a one year low of $26.00 and a one year high of $44.32.

Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.36). The company had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion. Darling Ingredients had a return on equity of 6.04% and a net margin of 4.88%. The business's revenue was down 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.50 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Darling Ingredients Inc. will post 2.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Darling Ingredients Company Profile

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.