Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for IFF Q1 Earnings

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in a report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.10 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.46). The firm had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. International Flavors & Fragrances had a positive return on equity of 7.16% and a negative net margin of 20.33%. The firm’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.89 EPS.

IFF has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays cut their price target on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $90.00 to $88.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. Citigroup reduced their target price on International Flavors & Fragrances from $110.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on International Flavors & Fragrances from $117.00 to $114.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on International Flavors & Fragrances from $113.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $110.00 to $107.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, International Flavors & Fragrances presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $107.77.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Performance

IFF stock opened at $85.52 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.93 and a current ratio of 2.62. International Flavors & Fragrances has a twelve month low of $72.94 and a twelve month high of $106.77. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $85.85 and its 200-day moving average is $94.53.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Yuvraj Arora sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.75, for a total value of $458,750.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 3,238 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $297,086.50. This trade represents a 60.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IFF. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances in the third quarter worth $27,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances in the third quarter worth about $42,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances during the third quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the third quarter worth approximately $46,000. 96.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.