What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for IFF FY2025 Earnings?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances in a research note issued on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $4.09 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.08. The consensus estimate for International Flavors & Fragrances’ current full-year earnings is $4.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances’ FY2026 earnings at $4.47 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Vertical Research raised International Flavors & Fragrances from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $93.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 11th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $111.00 to $110.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $115.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, International Flavors & Fragrances currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $110.21.

International Flavors & Fragrances Trading Down 0.7 %

NYSE:IFF opened at $82.52 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.08, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 12 month low of $72.94 and a 12 month high of $106.77.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.46). The business had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. International Flavors & Fragrances had a negative net margin of 20.33% and a positive return on equity of 7.16%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.89 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Albar Capital Ltd boosted its stake in International Flavors & Fragrances by 73.5% during the second quarter. Albar Capital Ltd now owns 1,146,234 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $109,133,000 after buying an additional 485,433 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 70.9% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 708,081 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $74,299,000 after purchasing an additional 293,760 shares in the last quarter. Smith Group Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the third quarter worth approximately $22,399,000. Point72 Europe London LLP lifted its position in International Flavors & Fragrances by 50.0% during the second quarter. Point72 Europe London LLP now owns 627,412 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $59,736,000 after purchasing an additional 209,098 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in International Flavors & Fragrances by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,467,517 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,102,363,000 after buying an additional 196,696 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other International Flavors & Fragrances news, insider Yuvraj Arora sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.75, for a total transaction of $458,750.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 3,238 shares in the company, valued at $297,086.50. This represents a 60.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

International Flavors & Fragrances Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.94%. International Flavors & Fragrances’s payout ratio is -17.60%.

International Flavors & Fragrances Company Profile

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cosmetic active and natural health ingredients for use in various consumer products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Nourish, Health & Biosciences, Scent, and Pharma Solutions.