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Darling Ingredients (DAR) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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DAR Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy
6Ratings
5Buy1Hold0Sell
Based on 6 analysts giving stock ratings to Darling Ingredients in the past 3 months

DAR Stock 12 Month Forecast

$79.20▲(42.11% Upside)
Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Darling Ingredients in the last 3 months. The average price target is $79.20 with a high forecast of $88.00 and a low forecast of $65.00. The average price target represents a 42.11% change from the last price of $55.73.
Highest Price Target$88.00Average Price Target$79.20Lowest Price Target$65.00

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts​

Analyst Type
Ranks
Analyst Rating
Upside/ Downside
Action
Analyst forecasts for DAR
Price TargetFollowArticle
Barclays$65hold16.63%UpsideReiterated11/02/26
Bank of America Securities―buy―Reiterated10/30/26
TD Cowen$80buy43.55%UpsideReiterated10/21/26
Stephens$75→$80buy43.55%UpsideReiterated10/15/26
J.P. Morgan$82→$83buy48.93%UpsideReiterated10/12/26
UBS$88buy57.90%UpsideReiterated09/28/26
Robert W. Baird$80→$86buy54.32%UpsideReiterated07/31/26
BMO Capital$78→$80buy43.55%UpsideReiterated07/31/26
Scotiabank$70buy25.61%UpsideReiterated05/12/26
Jefferies$73→$75buy34.58%UpsideReiterated05/04/26
Piper Sandler$49→$65buy16.63%UpsideReiterated02/13/26
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Best Analysts Covering Darling Ingredients

3 Months
Success Rate12/18 ratings generated profit
67%
Average Return
+11.52%

Copying Manav Gupta's trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 66.67% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +11.52% per trade.

1 Year
Success Rate10/18 ratings generated profit
56%
Average Return
+23.64%

Copying Manav Gupta's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 55.56% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +23.64% per trade.

2 Years
Success Rate10/15 ratings generated profit
67%
Average Return
+24.13%

Copying Dushyant Ailani's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 66.67% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +24.13% per trade.

DAR Analyst Recommendation Trends

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Monthly rating counts for DAR
RatingJun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Oct 26
Strong Buy00000
Buy1981087
Hold23333
Sell00000
Strong Sell00000
total2111131110

In the current month, DAR has received 7 Buy Ratings, 3 Hold Ratings, and 0 Sell Ratings. DAR average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 79.20.

DAR Financial Forecast

$-1$0$1$2$3Q1 2026Q3 2026Q4 2026
High$2.20
Consensus$1.84
Low$1.29

DAR Earnings Forecast

Next quarter’s earnings estimate for DAR is $1.84 with a range of $1.29 to $2.20. The previous quarter’s EPS was $1.67. Its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 38.89% of the time in the past 12 months.

$1.5B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$2BQ1 2026Q3 2026Q4 2026
High$1.95B
Consensus$1.79B
Low$1.68B

DAR Sales Forecast

Next quarter’s sales forecast for DAR is $1.79B with a range of $1.68B to $1.95B. The previous quarter’s sales results were $1.79B. Its overall industry beat sales estimates 57.45% of the time in the past 12 months.

DAR Stock Forecast FAQ

What is DAR’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?
Based on analyst ratings, Darling Ingredients’s 12-month average price target is $79.20.
What is DAR’s upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target?
Darling Ingredients has 42.11% upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target.
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Is DAR a Buy, Sell or Hold?
Darling Ingredients has a consensus rating of Strong Buy which is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold ratings and 0 sell ratings.
What is Darling Ingredients’s price target?
The average price target for Darling Ingredients is $79.20. This is based on 6 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months. The highest analyst price target is $88.00, the lowest forecast is $65.00. The average price target represents a 42.11% increase from the current price of $55.73.
What do analysts say about Darling Ingredients?
Darling Ingredients’s analyst rating consensus is a Strong Buy. This is based on the ratings of 6 Wall Street analysts.
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