International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Health & Biosciences business consists of a biotechnology-driven portfolio of enzymes, food cultures, probiotics and specialty ingredients for food, home and personal care, and health and wellness applications. The Scent business creates fragrance compounds, fragrance ingredients and cosmetic ingredients that are integral elements in the world’s finest perfumes and best-known household and personal care products. The Pharma Solutions business produces a vast portfolio including cellulosics and seaweed-based pharma excipients, used to improve the functionality and delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients, including controlled or modified drug release formulations, and enabling. The company was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $79.29 to $79.95
• 50-Day Range: $79.60 to $87.75
• 52-Week Range: $78.59 to $106.77
• Volume: 643,676 shs
• Average Volume: 1.47 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 84.22
• Dividend Yield: 2.02%
• Price Target: $103.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

International Flavors & Fragrances scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 190 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

International Flavors & Fragrances has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

International Flavors & Fragrances has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for International Flavors & Fragrances are expected to grow by 8.10% in the coming year, from $4.32 to $4.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of International Flavors & Fragrances is 84.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of International Flavors & Fragrances is 84.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 97.60.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

International Flavors & Fragrances has a PEG Ratio of 1.45. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

International Flavors & Fragrances has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.81% of the float of International Flavors & Fragrances has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

International Flavors & Fragrances has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in International Flavors & Fragrances has recently increased by 12.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

International Flavors & Fragrances pays a meaningful dividend of 1.95%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

International Flavors & Fragrances does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of International Flavors & Fragrances is 170.21%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, International Flavors & Fragrances will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.26% next year. This indicates that International Flavors & Fragrances will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.87

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.81% of the float of International Flavors & Fragrances has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

International Flavors & Fragrances has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in International Flavors & Fragrances has recently increased by 12.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

International Flavors & Fragrances has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 32 news articles for International Flavors & Fragrances this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for IFF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added International Flavors & Fragrances to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, International Flavors & Fragrances insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $522,860.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.20% of the stock of International Flavors & Fragrances is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.02% of the stock of International Flavors & Fragrances is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IFF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IFF shares performed this year?

International Flavors & Fragrances' stock was trading at $84.55 at the start of the year. Since then, IFF stock has decreased by 6.1% and is now trading at $79.3950.
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How were International Flavors & Fragrances' earnings last quarter?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 18th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.14. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.67 billion. International Flavors & Fragrances had a net margin of 2.12% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.72%.
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Does International Flavors & Fragrances have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of International Flavors & Fragrances: The Additive Advantage LLC, Frutarom Industries Ld, Columbia Phytotechnology LLC, Fragrance Resources, Lucas Meyer Cosmetics S.A.S., Aromor, Bush Boake Allen Inc., and others.

Who are International Flavors & Fragrances' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of International Flavors & Fragrances include Dodge & Cox (12.30%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.82%), Freemont Capital Pte Ltd (9.92%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Francisco Fortanet, De Villeplee Christoph Fauchon, Angela Strzelecki, Kevin O'byrne and Yuvraj Arora.
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How do I buy shares of International Flavors & Fragrances?

Shares of IFF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of International Flavors & Fragrances own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that International Flavors & Fragrances investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 1/8 Dividend: 12/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/08/2025
• Last Earnings: 2/18/2025
• Today: 3/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/11 Dividend: 3/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/11/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Industrial organic chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IFF
• CIK: 51253
• Web: www.iff.com
• Phone: (212) 765-5500
• Fax: 212-708-7132
• Employees: 21,500
• Year Founded: 1833

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $103.50
• High Stock Price Target: $120.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $77.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 84.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.38
• P/E Growth: 1.45
• Net Income: $-2,567,000,000.00
• Net Margins: 2.12%
• Pretax Margin: 2.42%
• Return on Equity: 7.72%
• Return on Assets: 3.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 1.84
• Quick Ratio: 1.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: $8.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.66
• Book Value: $54.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 255,714,000
• Free Float: 255,171,000
• Market Cap: $20.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21