Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of IFF Q2 Earnings

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will earn $1.13 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.07. The consensus estimate for International Flavors & Fragrances’ current full-year earnings is $4.32 per share.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.14. International Flavors & Fragrances had a net margin of 2.12% and a return on equity of 7.72%. The firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.67 billion.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on IFF. Citigroup reduced their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays reduced their target price on International Flavors & Fragrances from $90.00 to $88.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $114.00 to $104.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $113.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Cfra downgraded shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $77.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, International Flavors & Fragrances presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $103.50.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Performance

Shares of IFF opened at $82.60 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $21.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.88, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.93 and a current ratio of 1.84. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 1 year low of $78.64 and a 1 year high of $106.77. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $83.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.31.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On International Flavors & Fragrances

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 8.9% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,458 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $123,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in International Flavors & Fragrances by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 4,095 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $430,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,061 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $321,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 19,908 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,683,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wahed Invest LLC grew its position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Wahed Invest LLC now owns 6,339 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $536,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at International Flavors & Fragrances

In other news, Director Kevin O’byrne bought 6,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $80.44 per share, for a total transaction of $522,860.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now 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 acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

International Flavors & Fragrances Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.94%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 21st. International Flavors & Fragrances’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.