International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) is projected to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 6th. Analysts expect International Flavors & Fragrances to post earnings of $1.09 per share and revenue of $2.83 billion for the quarter. International Flavors & Fragrances has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.67 billion. International Flavors & Fragrances had a net margin of 2.12% and a return on equity of 7.72%. On average, analysts expect International Flavors & Fragrances to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

International Flavors & Fragrances Price Performance

International Flavors & Fragrances stock opened at $79.06 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.53. International Flavors & Fragrances has a one year low of $65.85 and a one year high of $106.77. The company has a market capitalization of $20.22 billion, a PE ratio of 84.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.93.

International Flavors & Fragrances Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 20th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 20th. International Flavors & Fragrances’s payout ratio is 170.21%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $105.00 to $101.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Citigroup cut their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $99.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Argus upgraded shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $107.00 to $104.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on International Flavors & Fragrances from $105.00 to $91.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $94.54.

Insider Buying and Selling at International Flavors & Fragrances

In related news, Director Kevin O’byrne acquired 6,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $80.44 per share, for a total transaction of $522,860.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 6,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $522,860. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

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.