Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Darling Ingredients Inc shares valued at $1,082,200 were sold by STUEWE RANDALL C on Aug 18 ’25. At $30.92 per share, STUEWE RANDALL C sold 35,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 781,437 shares worth approximately $32.52 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, STUEWE RANDALL C sold 27,500 shares, netting a total of over 857,175 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $31.17 each, the insider now holds 816,437 shares.
Before that, Randall C. Stuewe had added 35,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,091,300, the CEO bought Darling Ingredients Inc shares for $31.18 each.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on December 02, 2025, Darling Ingredients Inc [DAR] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $45 from $34. Analysts at BofA Securities started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. Earlier on July 25, 2025, Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for DAR stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing DAR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Darling Ingredients Inc [NYSE: DAR] rose 2.97% to $41.62. The stock’s lowest price that day was $40.37, but it reached a high of $41.63 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.95%. Over the course of the year, Darling Ingredients Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.59%.
Is Darling Ingredients Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Darling Ingredients Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.52 million shares to 10.35 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 10.87 million shares. A decline of -5.02% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.57 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.57.
Which companies own the most shares of Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR)?
In terms of Darling Ingredients Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 50 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.7% from the previous closing price of $40.42. Analysts anticipate Darling Ingredients Inc stock to reach 50 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 50. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Darling Ingredients Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On April 25, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $34.
