BWS Financial Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Inter Parfums

Inter Parfums, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAR) – Equities researchers at BWS Financial cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Inter Parfums in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. BWS Financial analyst H. Khorsand now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.23. BWS Financial has a “Buy” rating and a $172.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Inter Parfums’ current full-year earnings is $5.14 per share. BWS Financial also issued estimates for Inter Parfums’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS.

Inter Parfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by ($0.05). Inter Parfums had a return on equity of 16.34% and a net margin of 10.60%. The business had revenue of $361.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $361.56 million.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Inter Parfums from $158.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Inter Parfums from $163.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on Inter Parfums from $155.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $162.80.

Inter Parfums Price Performance

Inter Parfums stock opened at $120.23 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.80 and a beta of 1.18. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $135.09 and its 200-day moving average is $129.92. The company has a current ratio of 2.82, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Inter Parfums has a 12 month low of $108.39 and a 12 month high of $148.15.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Inter Parfums

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IPAR. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Inter Parfums by 55.9% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Inter Parfums by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $762,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Inter Parfums by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in Inter Parfums by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 1,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC grew its holdings in Inter Parfums by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC now owns 2,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.57% of the company’s stock.

Inter Parfums Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.66%. This is a boost from Inter Parfums’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Inter Parfums’s dividend payout ratio is 62.87%.

Inter Parfums Company Profile

Inter Parfums, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of fragrances and fragrance related products in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, European Based Operations and United States Based Operations. The company offers its fragrance and cosmetic products under the Boucheron, Coach, Jimmy Choo, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Spade, Lanvin, Moncler, Montblanc, Rochas, S.T.