Big Money Feeds, Fuels Darling Ingredients

And the company that turns food waste into feed and fuel products could rise even more due to strong earnings and business partnerships. But another likely reason is Big Money lifting the stock.

Darling Ingredients Attracts Big Money

So, what’s Big Money? Said simply, that’s when a stock goes up in price alongside chunky volumes. It’s indicative of institutions betting on the shares.

Smart money managers are always looking for the next hot stock. And Darling Ingredients has many fundamental qualities that are attractive.

This sets up well for the stock going forward. But how the shares have been trading points to more upside. As I’ll show you, the Big Money has been consistent in the shares.

You see, fund managers are always looking to bet on the next outlier stocks…the best in class. They spend countless hours sizing up companies, reading reports, speaking to analysts…you name it. When they find a company firing on all cylinders, they pounce in a big way.

That’s why I’ve learned how critical it is to gauge Big Money demand for shares. To show you what I mean, have a look at all the Big Money signals DAR has made the last four years.

The last few months have seen Big Money activity, too. Each green bar signals big trading volumes as the stock ramped in price:

Source: www.mapsignals.com

In the last year, the stock attracted eight Big Money buy signals. Generally speaking, recent green bars could mean more upside is ahead.

Now, let’s check out technical action grabbing my attention:

• 1-month outperformance vs. Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (+5.4% vs. XLP)

Outperformance is important for leading stocks.

Darling Ingredients Fundamental Analysis

Next, it’s a good idea to check under the hood. Meaning, I want to make sure the fundamental story is strong too. As you can see, Darling Ingredients has been growing sales at double-digit rates and earnings at triple-digit rates! Take a look:

• 3-year sales growth rate (+12.6%)
• 3-year EPS growth rate (+108.0%)

Source: FactSet

Marrying great fundamentals with technically superior stocks is a winning recipe over the long-term.

In fact, DAR has been a top-rated stock at my research firm, MAPsignals, for years. That means the stock has buy pressure, strong technicals, and growing fundamentals. We have a ranking process that showcases stocks like this on a weekly basis.

DAR has a lot of qualities that are attracting Big Money. It’s made this list 10 times since 2008, with its first appearance on 02/11/2008…and gaining 493.7% since. The blue bars below show the times that Darling Ingredients was a top pick:

Source: www.mapsignals.com

It’s been a top stock in the consumer staples sector according to the MAPsignals process. I wouldn’t be surprised if DAR makes additional appearances in the years to come. Let’s tie this all together.

Darling Ingredients Price Prediction

The Darling Ingredients rally could have further to go. Big Money buying in the shares is signaling to take notice. Shares could be positioned for further upside. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth a spot in a diversified portfolio.

Disclosure: the author holds no positions in DAR at the time of publication.

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