The stock price of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF) has dropped by -0.62 compared to previous close of 86.54. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.60% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-23 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $IFF–IFF (NYSE:IFF) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings results following the market close on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. The management team will host a live webcast on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss results and outlook with the investor community. IFF also announced today that the Company’s management will speak at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 at 1:00.
Is It Worth Investing in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF) Right Now?
IFF has 36-month beta value of 1.20. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for IFF is 226.41M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.14% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IFF on January 30, 2025 was 1.51M shares.
IFF’s Market Performance
The stock of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) has seen a 0.60% increase in the past week, with a 1.26% rise in the past month, and a -15.23% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.81%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.62% for IFF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.00% for IFF’s stock, with a simple moving average of -9.09% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IFF
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IFF reach a price target of $110, previously predicting the price at $111. The rating they have provided for IFF stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on November 12th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to IFF, setting the target price at $107 in the report published on November 08th of the previous year.
IFF Trading at -0.71% 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 -19.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.81%, as shares surge +1.67% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.28% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IFF rose by +0.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $84.31. In addition, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc saw 1.71% 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 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.66. 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 2.73. 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 put it simply, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) has had a better 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’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.
