Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for IFF Earnings

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on IFF. Barclays dropped their price objective on International Flavors & Fragrances from $83.00 to $82.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Argus upgraded International Flavors & Fragrances from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of 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. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on International Flavors & Fragrances from $107.00 to $104.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $103.31.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:IFF opened at $76.41 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $82.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.89. 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 one year low of $76.38 and a one year high of $106.77. The firm has a market cap of $19.54 billion, a PE ratio of 81.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.21.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.67 billion.

Institutional Trading of International Flavors & Fragrances

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IFF. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 12.3% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 12,102 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,270,000 after purchasing an additional 1,329 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in International Flavors & Fragrances by 75.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 18,820 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,975,000 after purchasing an additional 8,089 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances during the 3rd quarter valued at about $576,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the 3rd quarter valued at about $88,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 85.2% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 364,577 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $38,255,000 after buying an additional 167,698 shares during the last quarter. 96.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at International Flavors & Fragrances

In other news, Director Kevin O’byrne bought 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $80.44 per share, for a total transaction of $522,860.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $522,860. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

International Flavors & Fragrances Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 21st. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.09%. International Flavors & Fragrances’s payout ratio is currently 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.