In the past week, IFF stock has gone down by -1.07%, with a monthly decline of -1.03% and a quarterly plunge of -3.50%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.23%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.46% for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.61% for IFF’s stock, with a -13.62% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF) Right Now?
IFF has 36-month beta value of 1.07. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for IFF is 251.67M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.12% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IFF on June 26, 2025 was 1.74M shares.
IFF) stock’s latest price update
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF)’s stock price has decreased by -0.66 compared to its previous closing price of 74.72. However, the company has seen a -1.07% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-25 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IFF (NYSE: IFF)—a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, health, and biosciences—has released its 2024 Do More Good Report which showcases a year of meaningful progress, transformative innovation, and commitment to people and the planet. The report highlights key accomplishments across the organization and emphasizes the impact of IFF’s sustainable solutions through four core pillars, aligned with its new theme, ‘The Science of Possible’: Conscious So.
Analysts’ Opinion of IFF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IFF stocks, with Tigress Financial repeating the rating for IFF by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for IFF in the upcoming period, according to Tigress Financial is $105 based on the research report published on June 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IFF reach a price target of $84. The rating they have provided for IFF stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on May 08th, 2025.
CFRA gave a rating of “Sell” to IFF, setting the target price at $77 in the report published on February 20th of the current year.
IFF Trading at -2.33% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IFF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.48% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IFF starting from O’Byrne Kevin, who purchase 4,500 shares at the price of $76.05 back on May 22 ’25. After this action, O’Byrne Kevin now owns 7,696 shares of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, valued at $342,240 using the latest closing price.
Palau Hernandez Margarita, the Director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, purchase 850 shares at $77.42 during a trade that took place back on May 19 ’25, which means that Palau Hernandez Margarita is holding 2,393 shares at $65,807 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IFF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc stands at -0.07. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -6.08, with -2.83 for asset returns.
Based on International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.75. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.64.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.6 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 19.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.87.
Conclusion
To put it simply, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
