Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for IFF Q1 Earnings

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances in a report released on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.20. The consensus estimate for International Flavors & Fragrances’ current full-year earnings is $4.32 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on IFF. Barclays decreased their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $84.00 to $78.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $83.00 to $79.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Oppenheimer lowered International Flavors & Fragrances from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $90.00 to $85.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $92.36.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Performance

Shares of IFF stock opened at $67.9190 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $17.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.86. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 52 week low of $62.33 and a 52 week high of $106.77. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $72.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $75.89.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $2.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.69 billion. International Flavors & Fragrances had a negative net margin of 3.48% and a positive return on equity of 7.95%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.16 earnings per share. International Flavors & Fragrances has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

International Flavors & Fragrances Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 29th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 29th. International Flavors & Fragrances’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -103.23%.

Insider Transactions at International Flavors & Fragrances

In other news, Director Paul J. Fribourg bought 15,450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of $64.80 per share, for a total transaction of $1,001,160.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,001,160. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO J Erik Fyrwald bought 15,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 7th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $64.95 per share, with a total value of $993,735.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,370 shares in the company, valued at $5,025,181.50. The trade was a 24.65% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On International Flavors & Fragrances

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of IFF. Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new position in International Flavors & Fragrances in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. American National Bank & Trust increased its stake in International Flavors & Fragrances by 11,975.0% in the 2nd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 483 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in International Flavors & Fragrances in the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership increased its stake in International Flavors & Fragrances by 200.0% in the 2nd quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 600 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in International Flavors & Fragrances by 55.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 587 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the period. 96.02% of the stock is 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.