Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for IFF Earnings

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.13. The consensus estimate for International Flavors & Fragrances’ current full-year earnings is $4.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.35 EPS.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.46). The company had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.83 billion. International Flavors & Fragrances had a positive return on equity of 7.16% and a negative net margin of 20.33%. International Flavors & Fragrances’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on IFF. Morgan Stanley raised shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $111.00 to $110.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Bank of America upgraded shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $107.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $115.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays raised their target price on International Flavors & Fragrances from $93.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $109.27.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Up 1.1 %

International Flavors & Fragrances stock opened at $90.81 on Friday. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 52 week low of $72.94 and a 52 week high of $106.77. The firm has a market cap of $23.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $99.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $98.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.93, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

International Flavors & Fragrances Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.76%. International Flavors & Fragrances’s payout ratio is currently -17.60%.

Insider Transactions at International Flavors & Fragrances

In other news, insider Yuvraj Arora sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.75, for a total transaction of $458,750.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 3,238 shares in the company, valued at $297,086.50. The trade was a 60.69 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On International Flavors & Fragrances

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 615,006 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $64,533,000 after buying an additional 7,553 shares during the period. Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances during the second quarter worth $868,000. GM Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances during the second quarter worth $686,000. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in International Flavors & Fragrances by 69.5% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 56,751 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $4,880,000 after purchasing an additional 23,278 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the 1st quarter valued at $693,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

International Flavors & Fragrances Company Profile

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cosmetic active and natural health ingredients for use in various consumer products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Nourish, Health & Biosciences, Scent, and Pharma Solutions.