Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc shares valued at $342,240 were purchased by O’Byrne Kevin on May 22 ’25. At $76.05 per share, O’Byrne Kevin acquired 4,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 7,696 shares worth approximately $0.57 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Palau Hernandez Margarita purchased 850 shares, netting a total of over 65,807 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $77.42 each, the insider now holds 2,393 shares.
Before that, Yildiz Beril had sold 2,400 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $185,604, the CAO, SVP & Controller traded International Flavors & Fragrances Inc shares for $77.33 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,400 shares, worth approximately $0.25 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Tigress Financial on June 04, 2025, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc [IFF] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $105. Analysts at Barclays upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of February 20, 2025, CFRA has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Sell” for IFF. Earlier on January 07, 2025, Argus upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for IFF stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing IFF Stock Performance
On last trading session,, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc [NYSE: IFF] plunged -0.66% to $74.23. The stock’s lowest price that day was $73.65, but it reached a high of $74.675 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.07%. Over the course of the year, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.66%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $88.09 on 01/27/25 and a 52-week low of $65.85 on 04/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 73.69, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 73.16. In the upper region, resistance lies at 74.72. The next price resistance is at 75.21. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.05 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is International Flavors & Fragrances Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.33 million shares to 5.34 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 5.01 million shares. A jump of 6.15% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.99 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.99.
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In terms of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 87.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.1% from the previous closing price of $74.72. Analysts anticipate International Flavors & Fragrances Inc stock to reach 93 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 82. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked International Flavors & Fragrances Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 12, 2024, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $110.
