O'Byrne Kevin

Director O'Byrne bought 4,500 IFF shares at $76.05; holdings +140.8%. Company reports $-1.0B net loss; stock -29.3% from 52-week high.

Kevin O'Byrne, a director of International Flavors & Fragrances, purchased 4,500 shares at $76.05 on 2025-05-22, increasing his holdings by 140.8% to 7,696 shares total. The transaction occurs against a backdrop of material deterioration in fundamentals: the company reported a net loss of $-1.0B on revenue of $2.8B, with zero annual revenue growth, and the stock has declined 29.3% from its 52-week high of $106.07. Additionally, a cluster of 4 other insiders also bought within the past 14 days, indicating coordinated insider accumulation. However, the director's prior open-market buy activity (1 prior buy at this ticker) showed negative 30-day and 90-day returns of -9.1%, and his cross-ticker track record similarly averaged -9.1% over 30 days, providing no comfort that this accumulation is well-positioned.

Director O'Byrne Kevin buys 6,500 shares of IFF at $80.44 for $522.8K; first open-market purchase as director

Kevin O'Byrne, a director at International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, acquired 6,500 shares at $80.44 on 2025-03-05, representing his first equity purchase in his capacity as director. The transaction occurs as IFF trades at $82.06, approximately -22.6% from its 52-week high of $106.07, and against a backdrop of flat annual revenue growth (+0.0%) despite a $2.9B quarterly revenue base. The company's elevated P/E of 42.52 and acquisition price of $80.44—below both current price and the 52-week range—place this trade within a context of recent modest price weakness (-4.2% over 30 days, -7.7% over 90 days). As an initial holding by a newly-designated director, this purchase provides a baseline data point on board-level alignment with shareholder interests but lacks the weight of a major position accumulation or reversal of a prior selling pattern.