Stephens lifts Darling Ingredients stock target to USD 80.00 from USD 75.00

Published on 10/15/2026 at 21:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Darling Ingredients reports results October 29, 2026. Darling Ingredients stock costs EUR 54.00 on October 15, 2026; Nasdaq fell 2.85 percent.

Analyst target and trading date

Investing.com reported on October 15, 2026 that Stephens raised its target from USD 75.00 to USD 80.00.
Darling Ingredients plans to report third-quarter results on October 29, 2026.
Darling Ingredients stock costs EUR 54.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 9:01 p.m. CEST, while Nasdaq DAR fell 2.85 percent.
Market capitalization stood at USD 9.6 billion and the P/E ratio was 16.29 on October 15, 2026.

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Stephens raised its Darling Ingredients price target from USD 75.00 to USD 80.00 while maintaining an Overweight rating, according to Investing.com on October 15, 2026. At Lang & Schwarz, the stock was trading at EUR 54.00 on October 15, 2026 at 9:01 p.m. CEST; Nasdaq DAR was down 2.85 percent on the day.

October 29 results set the next date

Darling Ingredients is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on October 29, 2026, with its earnings call set for 9:00 a.m. ET, according to the company's investor-relations page. The date gives the target revision a near-term event to test, particularly after the company reported second-quarter adjusted EBITDA of USD 742 million in a separate market report.

The second-quarter figure is linked to Investing.com and is historical context for the October 29 reporting date, not a forecast for the third quarter.

Stock stays inside its yearly range

The Nasdaq quote was USD 60.60 at 3:03 p.m. EDT on October 15, 2026, compared with a USD 62.38 prior close. The same session showed a USD 30.39 to USD 69.98 52-week range, placing the stock USD 9.38 below its yearly high and USD 30.21 above its yearly low.

Darling Ingredients had a market capitalization of USD 9.6 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.29 and a 1,145,615-share volume against a 2,361,715-share average on October 15, 2026. The market data put the latest Nasdaq quotation below the USD 80.00 Stephens target by 24.25 percent.

Comparison with peers

Darling Ingredients: minus 2.85 percent, P/E 16.29, market capitalization USD 9.6 billion.
Tyson Foods (NYSE, USD): plus 0.14 percent, P/E 33.49, market capitalization USD 19.1 billion.
Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE, USD): minus 0.98 percent, P/E 22.68, market capitalization USD 39.9 billion.

Target revision meets a softer session

The target increase is constructive, but the October 15 Nasdaq move was negative and the share price remained below the new USD 80.00 objective. The next dated test is the October 29 results release, while the euro quotation provides the German-market view.

Darling Ingredients was trading at EUR 54.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 9:01 p.m. CEST; the Nasdaq quotation was down 2.85 percent versus its October 15, 2026 prior close. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Darling Ingredients stock.