Why DAR Stock slipped -0.56% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$55.15 -0.56% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 63/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $8.70B
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+2.2% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:52% Call Buyers ($2.3M)
48% PutsMax Pain: $54.00
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Why DAR Stock slipped -0.56% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) slipped -0.56% to $55.15 as options desks priced 52% call premium vs. 48% put protection around the $54 max-pain magnet. Solid 24% profit margin (3% return on capital), mixed timing at 139x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 61% of its 52-week range ($31.62 – $69.98) with RSI-14 at 36.4 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.3M in bullish call flow vs. $2.2M in put flow (Put/Call 0.92x, implied earnings swing ±6.9%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C (Hold) backed by 24% gross margin and $679.2M annual free cash flow.
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MARKET WIREYahoo • 1d ago
What Darling Ingredients (DAR) Said on Its Q3 Earnings Call

Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $267 million, or $1.67 per diluted share, compared with $19 million, or $0.12 per share, a year earlier, as contributions from its Global Ingredien

MARKET WIREBenzinga • 2d ago
Darling Ingredients Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR) reported third-quarter financial results on Thursday. The transcript from the company’s third-quarter earnings call has been provided below.This transcript is brought to you by Benzinga

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DAR // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -13.23%▼ SUPPORT BREAKDOWN
2026-10-30O $54.74H $55.77L $53.63C $55.73VOL 2.34M
RES: $72.66SUP: $60.33SMA50: $62.12SMA200: $58.46
$72.00$63.62$55.25$46.87$38.49RES $72.66SUP $60.33$55.732026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
48.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +7.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is DAR stock moving today?

Why DAR Stock slipped -0.56% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 24% profit margin (3% return on capital), mixed timing at 139x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.