Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of IFF FY2025 Earnings

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $4.04 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.09. 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’ FY2026 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

IFF has been the topic of a number of other research reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $108.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Vertical Research upgraded shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $111.00 to $110.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on International Flavors & Fragrances from $113.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $117.00 to $114.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, International Flavors & Fragrances currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.77.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Down 0.1 %

International Flavors & Fragrances stock opened at $84.20 on Monday. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 52 week low of $72.94 and a 52 week high of $106.77. The firm has a market cap of $21.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.19. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $85.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.93, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On International Flavors & Fragrances

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,467,517 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,102,363,000 after acquiring an additional 196,696 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in International Flavors & Fragrances by 1.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,008,830 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $628,341,000 after purchasing an additional 77,521 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in International Flavors & Fragrances by 41.6% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 5,664,250 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $478,912,000 after purchasing an additional 1,663,629 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 25.7% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 5,489,741 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $464,926,000 after buying an additional 1,121,414 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Pacific Advisors LP grew its stake in International Flavors & Fragrances by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. First Pacific Advisors LP now owns 4,029,773 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $340,717,000 after acquiring an additional 22,991 shares during the last quarter. 96.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

International Flavors & Fragrances Company Profile

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.