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

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will earn $4.09 per share for the year, up from their previous 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.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last released 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). International Flavors & Fragrances had a negative net margin of 20.33% and a positive return on equity of 7.16%. The business had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.89 EPS. International Flavors & Fragrances’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $115.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $93.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $110.00 to $107.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $110.21.

International Flavors & Fragrances Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of IFF stock opened at $82.52 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.10 billion, a PE ratio of -9.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.17. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 1-year low of $72.94 and a 1-year high of $106.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 1.93. The business has a 50-day moving average of $89.63 and a 200 day moving average of $96.41.

International Flavors & Fragrances Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th will be given 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -17.60%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other International Flavors & Fragrances news, insider Yuvraj Arora sold 5,000 shares of International Flavors & Fragrances stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.75, for a total value of $458,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 3,238 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $297,086.50. The trade was a 60.69 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of International Flavors & Fragrances

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of IFF. Pictet North America Advisors SA lifted its stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 3,275 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $344,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. Integrated Advisors Network LLC increased its stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 5,720 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $600,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its position in International Flavors & Fragrances by 1.7% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,540 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $686,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC grew its holdings in International Flavors & Fragrances by 5.0% during the second quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 2,471 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $236,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Finally, Orca Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 0.6% in the third quarter. Orca Investment Management LLC now owns 21,266 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,231,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.02% of the company’s stock.

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.