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 $0.51 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 $0.22 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 -6.32% to $66.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $63.71, but it reached a high of $74.43 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.82%. Over the course of the year, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc shares have dropped approximately -31.18%.
Is International Flavors & Fragrances Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.26 million shares to 5.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 5.74 million shares. A decline of -4.83% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.36 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.36.
Which companies own the most shares of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF)?
In terms of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 82 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.11% from the previous closing price of $70.62. Analysts anticipate International Flavors & Fragrances Inc stock to reach 82 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.
