<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Oak Thistle LLC bought a new stake in  Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The firm bought 77,635 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,397,000.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Darling Ingredients</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>Golden Cross Alert: 3 Stocks With Major Upside Potential</li></ul><p>A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of  Darling Ingredients during the second quarter worth about $74,041,000.  Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of  Darling Ingredients by 973.3% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,502,084 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,989,000 after purchasing an additional 1,362,137 shares during the last quarter.  Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC boosted its stake in  Darling Ingredients by 66.0% in the 2nd quarter. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC now owns 3,323,470 shares of the company's stock worth $126,092,000 after purchasing an additional 1,320,817 shares in the last quarter.  Gates Capital Management Inc. grew its position in  Darling Ingredients by 18.7% during the 1st quarter. Gates Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,915,560 shares of the company's stock worth $247,282,000 after purchasing an additional 1,247,117 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in  Darling Ingredients by 155.5% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,479,369 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,215,000 after purchasing an additional 900,461 shares in the last quarter. 94.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. </p><h2>Darling Ingredients Price Performance</h2><p>Shares of Darling Ingredients stock opened at $35.08 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.36, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.81. Darling Ingredients Inc. has a 12 month low of $26.00 and a 12 month high of $42.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 0.87. </p><ul><li>Darling Ingredients In Buy Range After Q2 Earnings Report</li></ul><p>Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.01). Darling Ingredients had a net margin of 1.84% and a return on equity of 2.39%. The business had revenue of $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.11 earnings per share. Darling Ingredients's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis.  As a group, analysts predict that  Darling Ingredients Inc. will post 2.81 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Analysts Set New Price Targets</h2><p>A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on DAR shares. Zacks Research raised Darling Ingredients from a &#34;strong sell&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. initiated coverage on shares of Darling Ingredients in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued an &#34;overweight&#34; rating and a $43.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group  set a $50.00 price target on shares of Darling Ingredients in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Darling Ingredients from $50.00 to $49.00 and set an &#34;overweight&#34; rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Darling Ingredients from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. One analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned  a Buy rating, three have assigned  a Hold rating and one  has assigned  a Sell rating to the stock. 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<p>Oak Thistle LLC invested $2.40 million in Darling Ingredients Inc. by purchasing 77,635 shares in the 3rd quarter. Other investors like Norges Bank and Marshall Wace LLP have also increased their stakes. Darling Ingredients reported $1.56 billion in revenue for Q2, with analysts predicting a 2.81 EPS for the fiscal year. The stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target price of $45.33.</p>

Oak Thistle LLC Invests $2.40 Million in Darling Ingredients Inc. $DAR