Interparfums, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAR) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Interparfums, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAR) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $110.6667.

IPAR has been the subject of several research reports. Zacks Research upgraded Interparfums from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. BWS Financial reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Interparfums in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Interparfums from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Interparfums in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $112.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Interparfums in a research note on Monday, December 29th.

Interparfums Stock Down 1.0%

Interparfums stock opened at $90.53 on Friday. Interparfums has a twelve month low of $77.21 and a twelve month high of $142.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a current ratio of 2.99. The firm has a market cap of $2.90 billion, a PE ratio of 17.28 and a beta of 1.21. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $96.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.48.

Interparfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.10. Interparfums had a net margin of 11.31% and a return on equity of 15.76%. The company had revenue of $386.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $366.76 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.82 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. Interparfums has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.850-4.850 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Interparfums will post 5.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Interparfums Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. Interparfums’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.07%.

Institutional Trading of Interparfums

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Interparfums by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 55,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,368,000 after purchasing an additional 4,453 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Interparfums by 61.7% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,923 shares of the company’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 1,115 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of Interparfums by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 10,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Interparfums by 2.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 138,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,825,000 after purchasing an additional 3,684 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Interparfums by 22.4% in the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,000 after buying an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.57% of the company’s stock.

About Interparfums

Interparfums, Inc is a global fragrance company that designs, manufactures and distributes a broad range of premium perfume and cosmetic products. Operating primarily through licensing agreements with established fashion and luxury brands, the company oversees every stage of product development from concept and formulation to production and global distribution. Its portfolio encompasses well-known names in the fragrance industry, including Montblanc, Coach, Jimmy Choo, Van Cleef & Arpels and Lanvin, among others.

The company’s core activities include fragrance creation, brand management and international logistics.