Research Analysts Offer Predictions for IFF Q1 Earnings

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in a report released on Wednesday, February 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $1.10 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.12. The consensus estimate for International Flavors & Fragrances’ current full-year earnings is $4.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America upgraded International Flavors & Fragrances from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $107.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Citigroup cut their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $108.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $117.00 to $114.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $90.00 to $88.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.77.

International Flavors & Fragrances Trading Down 1.5 %

International Flavors & Fragrances stock opened at $84.36 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.43. The company has a market cap of $21.57 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.19. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 52-week low of $72.94 and a 52-week high of $106.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.93, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by ($0.46). The firm 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On International Flavors & Fragrances

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. increased its position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 615,006 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $64,533,000 after purchasing an additional 7,553 shares during the last quarter. Covea Finance increased its position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. Covea Finance now owns 123,090 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $10,407,000 after purchasing an additional 54,340 shares during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $7,508,000. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG bought a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,740,000. Finally, Soros Fund Management LLC bought a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,369,000. Institutional investors own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at International Flavors & Fragrances

In other news, insider Yuvraj Arora sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owns 3,238 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $297,086.50. This represents a 60.69 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

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.