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Some Thoughts on International Flavors & Fragrances

Shares of International Flavors & Fragrances have moved -1.4% today, and are now trading at a price of $80.06. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a 1.0% change. Today's trading volume is 758,561 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,825,060.

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cosmetic active and natural health ingredients for use in various consumer products in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Greater Asia, North America, and Latin America. Based in New York, United States the company has 24,600 full time employees and a market cap of $20,421,310,464. International Flavors & Fragrances currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 4.0% per year.

The company is now trading -29.64% away from its average analyst target price of $113.78 per share. The 18 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $75.0 to $145.0, and on average give International Flavors & Fragrances a rating of buy.

Over the last year, IFF shares have gone down by -37.9%, which represents a difference of -44.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $133.23 per share and its 52 week low is $76.11. With its gross margins declining an average -5.1% over the last 4 years, International Flavors & Fragrances may not have a strong enough business to reverse this trend.

Date Reported Revenue ($ k) Cost of Revenue ($ k) Gross Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2022-12-31 12,440,000 8,289,000 33.37 4.15
2021-12-31 11,656,000 7,921,000 32.04 -21.91
2020-12-31 5,084,239 2,998,373 41.03 -0.17
2019-12-31 5,140,084 3,027,336 41.1 n/a
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