Insider Selling: Interparfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) Director Sells 900 Shares

Interparfums, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAR) Director Veronique Gabai-Pinsky sold 900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.86, for a total value of $105,174.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $105,174. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Interparfums Stock Up 0.5%

IPAR traded up $0.60 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $117.27. 200,006 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 269,471. Interparfums, Inc. has a 1 year low of $77.21 and a 1 year high of $129.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 3.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.76 billion, a PE ratio of 22.42 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $117.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $102.31.

Interparfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.95. Interparfums had a net margin of 11.17% and a return on equity of 15.21%. The company had revenue of $341.04 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $341.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Interparfums has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.850-4.850 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Interparfums, Inc. will post 4.85 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Interparfums

Here are the key news stories impacting Interparfums this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its EPS forecasts for Interparfums’ fourth quarter of 2026 to $0.93 from $0.76, second quarter of 2027 to $1.02 from $0.98, and fourth quarter of 2027 to $1.04 from $0.97. It also slightly increased its second-quarter 2028 estimate to $1.30 from $1.28.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks maintained the current-year analyst consensus at $4.85 per share. The firm’s FY2028 forecast remains broadly unchanged at $6.42, compared with $6.43 previously, suggesting limited change to the longer-term earnings outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest was zero shares as of August 25, with a zero-day days-to-cover ratio. This indicates no measurable short-selling pressure, although the data may reflect a reporting anomaly rather than meaningful investor positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut its FY2027 EPS forecast to $5.06 from $5.51. Quarterly reductions included first-quarter 2027 EPS to $1.32 from $1.58 and third-quarter 2027 EPS to $1.68 from $1.98. These revisions imply weaker expected earnings momentum next year and are the most important potential overhang for Read More..
• Negative Sentiment: The firm also lowered third-quarter 2026 EPS to $1.62 from $1.70 and made a small reduction to first-quarter 2028 EPS, now estimated at $1.82 versus $1.83.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on IPAR. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Interparfums from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. BWS Financial lowered Interparfums from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $85.00 target price for the company. in a report on Monday, August 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Interparfums from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the company from $110.00 to $129.00 in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Interparfums from $115.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded Interparfums from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $110.00 to $120.00 in a research note on Monday, August 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $123.29.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Interparfums

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its position in Interparfums by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 4,204 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Interparfums by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 6,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $865,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Interparfums by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 3,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $302,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Interparfums by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming grew its stake in shares of Interparfums by 23.0% during the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 600 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 55.57% of the company’s stock.

Interparfums Company Profile

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.