Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for IFF FY2025 Earnings

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $4.09 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.08. 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’ FY2026 earnings at $4.47 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Argus upgraded International Flavors & Fragrances from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America upgraded International Flavors & Fragrances from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $107.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on International Flavors & Fragrances from $115.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $111.00 to $110.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $110.21.

International Flavors & Fragrances Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of IFF stock opened at $82.44 on Monday. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 1-year low of $72.94 and a 1-year high of $106.77. The firm has a market cap of $21.08 billion, a PE ratio of -9.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a 50-day moving average of $88.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 1.93.

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

International Flavors & Fragrances Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 20th. International Flavors & Fragrances’s dividend payout ratio is presently -17.60%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Yuvraj Arora sold 5,000 shares of International Flavors & Fragrances stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.75, for a total transaction of $458,750.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 3,238 shares in the company, valued at $297,086.50. This trade represents a 60.69 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of International Flavors & Fragrances

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC purchased a new position in International Flavors & Fragrances during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the third quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances during the third quarter worth approximately $44,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances in the 3rd quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances during the 2nd quarter worth $48,000. 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.