The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc shares valued at $1,001,183 were purchased by FRIBOURG PAUL J on Aug 07 ’25. At $64.80 per share, FRIBOURG PAUL J acquired 15,450 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 15,450 shares worth approximately $1.03 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Fyrwald J Erik purchased 15,300 shares, netting a total of over 993,714 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $64.95 each, the insider now holds 77,370 shares.
Before that, O’Byrne Kevin had added 4,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $342,240, the Director bought International Flavors & Fragrances Inc shares for $76.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 4,500 shares, worth approximately $0.51 million.
As published in a research note from Oppenheimer on August 07, 2025, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc [IFF] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Perform. Analysts at Tigress Financial started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of May 08, 2025, Barclays has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for IFF. Earlier on February 20, 2025, CFRA downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sell” for IFF stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing IFF Stock Performance
On last trading session, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc [NYSE: IFF] rose 3.05% to $66.51. The stock’s lowest price that day was $63.96, but it reached a high of $66.52 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.53%. Over the course of the year, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc shares have dropped approximately -30.87%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $88.09 on 01/27/25 and a 52-week low of $62.33 on 08/12/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 64.80, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 63.08. In the upper region, resistance lies at 67.38. The next price resistance is at 68.24. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.33 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 steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -0.11 million shares to 5.32 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 5.42 million shares. A decline of -2.01% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.12.
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 85.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 32.48% from the previous closing price of $64.54. Analysts anticipate International Flavors & Fragrances Inc stock to reach 89 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.
