International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Posted by Renee Jackson on Feb 24th, 2025

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE: IFF):

2/20/2025 – International Flavors & Fragrances was downgraded by analysts at Cfra from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock.
2/20/2025 – International Flavors & Fragrances had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $107.00 to $104.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
2/20/2025 – International Flavors & Fragrances had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $115.00 to $105.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
2/20/2025 – International Flavors & Fragrances had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from $114.00 to $104.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
2/20/2025 – International Flavors & Fragrances had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $105.00 to $101.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
2/3/2025 – International Flavors & Fragrances had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $113.00 to $105.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
1/28/2025 – International Flavors & Fragrances had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from $117.00 to $114.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
1/17/2025 – International Flavors & Fragrances had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $90.00 to $88.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
1/7/2025 – International Flavors & Fragrances was upgraded by analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:IFF traded down $0.18 on Monday, reaching $79.71. 2,317,268 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,524,819. The business’s 50-day moving average is $84.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.93, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $72.94 and a fifty-two week high of $106.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 84.80, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.19.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.67 billion. International Flavors & Fragrances had a net margin of 2.12% and a return on equity of 7.72%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. will post 4.32 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IFF. Dodge & Cox lifted its stake in International Flavors & Fragrances by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 31,437,763 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,658,063,000 after buying an additional 3,355,381 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,218,759 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,554,996,000 after acquiring an additional 164,945 shares during the period. Freemont Capital Pte Ltd bought a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,143,882,000. State Street Corp boosted its stake in International Flavors & Fragrances by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,467,517 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,102,363,000 after purchasing an additional 196,696 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in International Flavors & Fragrances by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,166,778 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $520,032,000 after purchasing an additional 157,948 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc engages in the manufacture and supply of flavors and fragrances used in the food, beverage, personal care, and household products industries. It operates through the following segments: Nourish, Health & Biosciences, Scent and Pharma Solutions. The Nourish segment consists of legacy Taste segment combined with N&B’s Food & Beverage division and the food protection business of N&B’s Health & Biosciences division.