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In the latest session, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF) closed at $66.78 up 0.09% from its previous closing price of $66.72. In other words, the price has increased by $0.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.02 million shares were traded. IFF stock price reached its highest trading level at $66.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $66.35.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.10 and its Current Ratio is at 1.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.43.
Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on May 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $84.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 07 ’25 when FRIBOURG PAUL J bought 15,450 shares for $64.80 per share. The transaction valued at 1,001,183 led to the insider holds 15,450 shares of the business.
Fyrwald J Erik bought 15,300 shares of IFF for $993,714 on Aug 07 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 77,370 shares after completing the transaction at $64.95 per share. On May 22 ’25, another insider, O’Byrne Kevin, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 4,500 shares for $76.05 each. As a result, the insider paid 342,240 and bolstered with 7,696 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IFF now has a Market Capitalization of 17114846208 and an Enterprise Value of 23180851200. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.051 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.097.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IFF is 1.08, which has changed by -0.35120958 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IFF has reached a high of $106.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $62.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.57%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, IFF has traded an average of 1.87M shares per day and 1770320 over the past ten days. A total of 256.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 252.11M. Insiders hold about 1.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.96% stake in the company. Shares short for IFF as of 1755216000 were 5110543 with a Short Ratio of 2.73, compared to 1752537600 on 5471686. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5110543 and a Short% of Float of 2.6500002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for IFF is 1.60, from 1.6 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023980815The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.8. The current Payout Ratio is 168.56% for IFF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-20 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-29. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1994-01-20 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 13.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.85, with high estimates of $0.94 and low estimates of $0.74.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.65 and $4.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.25. EPS for the following year is $4.49, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $5.19 and $4.03.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 12 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.64B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.66B to a low estimate of $2.58B. As of the current estimate, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.92BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.56B. There is a high estimate of $2.6B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.49B.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IFF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $10.97B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.62B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $10.82B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.48BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.12B and the low estimate is $10.22B.
