Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for IFF Earnings

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.13. The consensus estimate for International Flavors & Fragrances’ current full-year earnings is $4.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Mizuho cut their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $95.00 to $87.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Citigroup boosted their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $84.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Cfra lowered International Flavors & Fragrances from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $77.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $100.00 to $98.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, International Flavors & Fragrances currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $92.54.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Performance

IFF stock opened at $75.66 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $75.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.17. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 12 month low of $65.85 and a 12 month high of $106.77. The company has a market capitalization of $19.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.08. 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 (NYSE:IFF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.08. International Flavors & Fragrances had a net margin of 2.12% and a return on equity of 7.72%. The business had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.83 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.13 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.

International Flavors & Fragrances Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 2.11%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 20th. International Flavors & Fragrances’s payout ratio is currently -48.93%.

Insider Transactions at International Flavors & Fragrances

In other news, CEO J Erik Fyrwald acquired 700 shares of International Flavors & Fragrances stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 8th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $74.00 per share, with a total value of $51,800.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 37,770 shares in the company, valued at $2,794,980. This represents a 1.89% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Kevin O’byrne acquired 6,500 shares of International Flavors & Fragrances stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $80.44 per share, for a total transaction of $522,860.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 6,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $522,860. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired 24,050 shares of company stock valued at $1,869,147 in the last three months. 0.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

International Flavors & Fragrances Company Profile

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.