What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for IFF Q4 Earnings?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances in a report issued on Tuesday, June 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $0.97 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.95. 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’ Q1 2027 earnings at $1.20 EPS.

IFF has been the subject of a number of other reports. Bank of America decreased their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $105.00 to $101.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on 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. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on International Flavors & Fragrances from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $100.00 to $98.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their target price on International Flavors & Fragrances from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, International Flavors & Fragrances currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $93.43.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Down 3.0%

International Flavors & Fragrances stock opened at $76.05 on Friday. International Flavors & Fragrances has a fifty-two week low of $65.85 and a fifty-two week high of $106.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.93 and a current ratio of 1.84. The company has a market capitalization of $19.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.90, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $80.69.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.08. International Flavors & Fragrances had a return on equity of 7.72% and a net margin of 2.12%. The business had revenue of $2.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.83 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.13 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.

International Flavors & Fragrances Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 20th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 20th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.10%. International Flavors & Fragrances’s dividend payout ratio is currently -48.93%.

Insider Buying and Selling at International Flavors & Fragrances

In other news, CAO Beril Yildiz sold 2,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.33, for a total transaction of $185,592.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 3,321 shares in the company, valued at $256,812.93. The trade was a 41.95% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Kevin O’byrne purchased 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $76.05 per share, for a total transaction of $342,225.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 7,696 shares in the company, valued at $585,280.80. This represents a 140.80% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 22,050 shares of company stock valued at $1,688,512. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On International Flavors & Fragrances

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Hawaiian Bank grew its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 27,600 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $2,142,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances during the 1st quarter valued at $1,360,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 55.7% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 587 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 25.5% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 7,527 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $584,000 after acquiring an additional 1,530 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 121.0% during the 1st quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 4,047 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $314,000 after acquiring an additional 2,216 shares in the last quarter. 96.02% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.