The stock of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) has gone down by -0.56% for the week, with a -14.55% drop in the past month and a -11.29% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.44% for IFF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.45% for IFF’s stock, with a -4.77% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.20. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for IFF is 230.17M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.57% of that float. On November 20, 2024, the average trading volume of IFF was 1.30M shares.
IFF) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF) has surged by 2.68 when compared to previous closing price of 86.61, but the company has seen a -0.56% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. https://thefly.com reported 2024-11-11 that Morgan Stanley analyst Lisa De Neve upgraded IFF to Overweight from Equal Weight with a price target of $110, down from $111. The firm said it sees an opportunity to buy the shares after a 12% share price pullback following Q3 conference call comments, including IFF providing “muted comments on the Q4/FY25 outlook.” Morgan Stanley also noted that IFF trades as “inexpensive versus peers” at a steep discount to best-in-class players Givaudan (GVDNY) and Symrise (SYIEY).
Analysts’ Opinion of IFF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IFF stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for IFF by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for IFF in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $110 based on the research report published on November 12, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IFF reach a price target of $107. The rating they have provided for IFF stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 08th, 2024.
Vertical Research gave a rating of “Buy” to IFF, setting the target price at $109 in the report published on November 07th of the current year.
IFF Trading at -11.19% 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 -16.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.44%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.23%, as shares sank -14.38% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.50% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IFF fell by -0.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $95.07. In addition, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc saw 9.83% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IFF starting from Arora Yuvraj, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $91.75 back on Nov 11 ’24. After this action, Arora Yuvraj now owns 3,238 shares of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, valued at $458,775 using the latest closing price.
Arora Yuvraj, the Officer of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, proposed sale 5,000 shares at $91.75 during a trade that took place back on Nov 11 ’24, which means that Arora Yuvraj is holding shares at $458,775 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IFF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc stands at -0.2. The total capital return value is set at -0.06. Equity return is now at value -14.60, with -7.32 for asset returns.
Based on International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 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 0.62. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -6.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -996.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -10.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.9for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.62.
Conclusion
To sum up, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
