International Flavors & Fragrances
About: International Flavors & Fragrances is the largest specialty ingredients producer globally. It sells ingredients for the food, beverage, health, household goods, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. The company makes proprietary formulations, partnering with customers to deliver custom solutions. Through its taste and scent segments, which each generate around 25% of profits, IFF is a leading flavor and fragrances producer. The health and biosciences business, which generates 30% of profits, is a global leader in probiotics and enzymes. The remaining profits come from the food ingredients business, which sells texturants, plant-based proteins, and other ingredients.
Employees: 22,400
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
66% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $64.8M
2.24% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.0% [Q1] → 94.25% (+2.24%) [Q2]
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 253 | Existing positions reduced: 246
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q1] → 9 (+0) [Q2]
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.3B [Q1] → $17.7B (-$522M) [Q2]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 709 [Q1] → 679 (-30) [Q2]
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 98
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
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Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth
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$105
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Buy
Maintained
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26 Aug 2025 |
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Barclays
Lauren Lieberman
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$78
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Overweight
Maintained
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8 Aug 2025 |
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Wells Fargo
Michael Sison
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$85
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Overweight
Maintained
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7 Aug 2025 |
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UBS
Joshua Spector
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$79
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Neutral
Maintained
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6 Aug 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about IFF published over the past 30 days
