Triodos Investment Management BV Buys 500 Shares of Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR)

Triodos Investment Management BV increased its position in shares of Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) by 0.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 852,714 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. Darling Ingredients comprises 2.3% of Triodos Investment Management BV’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Triodos Investment Management BV’s holdings in Darling Ingredients were worth $28,728,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Darling Ingredients in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB boosted its stake in shares of Darling Ingredients by 157.1% during the fourth quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 1,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 721 shares in the last quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Darling Ingredients during the 4th quarter worth $86,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Darling Ingredients by 30.9% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 3,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avanza Fonder AB acquired a new position in Darling Ingredients during the 4th quarter valued at about $145,000. 94.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on DAR shares. StockNews.com lowered Darling Ingredients from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Darling Ingredients in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Darling Ingredients from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Darling Ingredients has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $52.75.

Darling Ingredients Price Performance

DAR stock opened at $31.90 on Friday. Darling Ingredients Inc. has a 12-month low of $27.20 and a 12-month high of $48.39. The company has a market cap of $5.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.44 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $35.17 and a 200-day moving average of $36.45.

Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.15. Darling Ingredients had a return on equity of 6.04% and a net margin of 4.88%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Darling Ingredients Inc. will post 2.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Darling Ingredients 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.