What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for IFF Q1 Earnings?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $1.08 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.10. 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’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.99 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.67 billion.

IFF has been the subject of a number of other reports. Cfra cut shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $77.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, February 20th. 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 research note on Friday, January 17th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $111.00 to $110.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $113.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $105.00 to $101.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, International Flavors & Fragrances currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $103.50.

International Flavors & Fragrances Price Performance

Shares of IFF opened at $81.32 on Thursday. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 1-year low of $76.31 and a 1-year high of $106.77. The stock has a market cap of $20.79 billion, a PE ratio of 86.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.93. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $83.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.62.

Institutional Trading of International Flavors & Fragrances

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,458 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $123,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 4,095 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $430,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,061 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $321,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 19,908 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,683,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the period. Finally, Wahed Invest LLC boosted its holdings in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Wahed Invest LLC now owns 6,339 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $536,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. 96.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.