Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for IFF Earnings

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $0.95 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.96. The consensus estimate for International Flavors & Fragrances’ current full-year earnings is $4.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances’ FY2027 earnings at $4.63 EPS.

IFF has been the topic of several other reports. Argus upgraded International Flavors & Fragrances from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Cfra lowered shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $77.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $105.00 to $101.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $114.00 to $104.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $103.31.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Performance

IFF opened at $78.25 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.01 billion, a PE ratio of 83.24, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. International Flavors & Fragrances has a twelve month low of $75.63 and a twelve month high of $106.77. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $82.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $90.16.

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

Institutional Trading of International Flavors & Fragrances

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IFF. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in International Flavors & Fragrances by 36.6% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 638 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. 96.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at International Flavors & Fragrances

In other news, Director Kevin O’byrne acquired 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, with a total value of $522,860.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 6,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $522,860. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

International Flavors & Fragrances Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 21st. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.04%. International Flavors & Fragrances’s payout ratio is 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.