IFF rises as buyback plan and portfolio reshaping remain in focus

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is up 3.8% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to improving investor sentiment around IFF’s capital-allocation plan and portfolio overhaul. Recent bullish analyst actions likely helped, while investors continue to focus on the company’s planned Food Ingredients divestiture, debt reduction, and large share repurchase authorization.

Details:

IFF said in August that it plans to use proceeds from its Food Ingredients sale for more than $1 billion of debt reduction and a $2.5 billion share repurchase program, including a $500 million accelerated buyback in the second half of 2026.

The company expects the Food Ingredients transaction with CVC to bring in about $3.8 billion of net cash proceeds at closing, which is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

IFF’s second-quarter results showed 8% comparable currency-neutral sales growth, led by strong performance in fragrance ingredients and consumer fragrance, reinforcing the view that continuing operations are improving.

This could also be because recent analyst price-target increases and positive ratings changes added momentum to a stock already trading near its 52-week high.

Sources:

International Flavors & Fragrances Investor Relations, SEC, MarketBeat

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$IFF Insider Trading Activity

$IFF insiders have traded $IFF stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $IFF stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

PAUL J FRIBOURG has made 2 purchases buying 273,500 shares for an estimated $20,317,854 and 0 sales.
MICHAEL DEVEAU (EVP, CFO) sold 8,825 shares for an estimated $754,969
DE MENDONCA ANA PAULA TELES (President, Scent) sold 5,718 shares for an estimated $475,691
MARC BIRENKRANT (Controller & CAO) sold 1,000 shares for an estimated $85,000

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$IFF Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 383 institutional investors add shares of $IFF stock to their portfolio, and 278 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

ILEX CAPITAL PARTNERS (UK) LLP added 1,979,510 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $156,816,782
INVESCO LTD. added 1,910,489 shares (+25.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $151,348,938
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 1,842,468 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $145,960,314
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,486,029 shares (+8361.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $117,723,217
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP removed 1,225,088 shares (-96.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $97,051,471
EURIZON CAPITAL SGR S.P.A. added 1,081,714 shares (+50.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $85,693,383
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 1,032,699 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $81,810,414

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$IFF Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $IFF in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 05/07/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $IFF, check out Quiver Quantitative's $IFF forecast page.

$IFF Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $IFF recently. We have seen 7 analysts offer price targets for $IFF in the last 6 months, with a median target of $90.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Lisa De Neve from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $95.0 on 07/01/2026
Alexandra Yates from Argus Research set a target price of $85.0 on 06/30/2026
Patrick Cunningham from Citigroup set a target price of $88.0 on 06/24/2026
An analyst from Benchmark set a target price of $100.0 on 06/09/2026
Lauren Lieberman from Barclays set a target price of $90.0 on 05/08/2026
Kristen Owen from Oppenheimer set a target price of $90.0 on 05/07/2026
Jeffrey Zekauskas from JP Morgan set a target price of $92.0 on 05/07/2026

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