Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for IFF

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.82. The consensus estimate for International Flavors & Fragrances’ current full-year earnings is $4.32 per share.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last issued 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 business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.67 billion. International Flavors & Fragrances had a net margin of 2.12% and a return on equity of 7.72%.

IFF has been the subject of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $106.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $107.00 to $104.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $99.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $105.00 to $101.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their target price on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $104.00 to $89.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.54.

International Flavors & Fragrances Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:IFF opened at $78.46 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.93, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company has a market cap of $20.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 83.47, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.21. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 52 week low of $65.85 and a 52 week high of $106.77. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $76.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.05.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On International Flavors & Fragrances

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 36.6% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 638 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 179.9% in the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 655 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 421 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at International Flavors & Fragrances

In related news, Director Kevin O’byrne purchased 6,500 shares of International Flavors & Fragrances stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $80.44 per share, with a total value of $522,860.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $522,860. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

International Flavors & Fragrances Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.04%. International Flavors & Fragrances’s dividend payout ratio is currently 170.21%.

About International Flavors & Fragrances

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.