Compare Stocks: IFF, XLB, and ZBH

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Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	$83.73 +0.1%	$82.05	$59.14 ▼ $89.32	$21.36B	0.94	1.80 million shs	382,315 shs
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	$50.61 -0.7%	$51.85	$42.03 ▼ $54.19	$8.29B	0.92	13.65 million shs	5.85 million shs
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	$95.73 +2.4%	$95.54	$79.12 ▼ $106.88	$18.26B	0.47	2.25 million shs	489,913 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	0.00%	-3.27%	-0.50%	+6.83%	+27.39%
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	0.00%	-2.84%	-3.03%	-2.95%	+11.15%
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	0.00%	-4.57%	-7.02%	+6.03%	-9.39%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	$83.73 +0.1%	$82.05	$59.14 ▼ $89.32	$21.36B	0.94	1.80 million shs	382,315 shs
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	$50.61 -0.7%	$51.85	$42.03 ▼ $54.19	$8.29B	0.92	13.65 million shs	5.85 million shs
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	$95.73 +2.4%	$95.54	$79.12 ▼ $106.88	$18.26B	0.47	2.25 million shs	489,913 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	0.00%	-3.27%	-0.50%	+6.83%	+27.39%
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	0.00%	-2.84%	-3.03%	-2.95%	+11.15%
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	0.00%	-4.57%	-7.02%	+6.03%	-9.39%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	2.58	Moderate Buy	$91.40	9.16% Upside
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	2.72	Moderate Buy	$50.38	-0.45% Downside
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	2.26	Hold	$104.42	9.08% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest IFF, XLB, and ZBH Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/10/2026	IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Sector Weight
8/25/2026	ZBH Zimmer Biomet	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
8/17/2026	IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold (C) ➝ Hold (C-)
8/10/2026	ZBH Zimmer Biomet	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Hold	$83.00 ➝ $100.00
8/7/2026	IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$90.00 ➝ $96.00
8/6/2026	ZBH Zimmer Biomet	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Hold	$92.00 ➝ $106.00
8/6/2026	ZBH Zimmer Biomet	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$104.00
8/6/2026	ZBH Zimmer Biomet	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$120.00
8/6/2026	ZBH Zimmer Biomet	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$91.00 ➝ $93.00
8/6/2026	ZBH Zimmer Biomet	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$96.00
8/6/2026	ZBH Zimmer Biomet	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$101.00 ➝ $110.00

(Data available from 9/14/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	$10.89B	1.96	$7.97 per share	10.51	$55.39 per share	1.51
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	$8.23B	2.22	$14.08 per share	6.80	$64.11 per share	1.49

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	-$361M	$1.09	76.82	20.88	3.25	2.78%	7.11%	3.96%	11/3/2026 (Estimated)
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A	N/A	24.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	$705.20M	$4.11	23.29	10.65	1.76	9.48%	13.12%	7.23%	11/4/2026 (Estimated)

Latest IFF, XLB, and ZBH Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Details
8/5/2026	Q2 2026	ZBH Zimmer Biomet	$2.01	$2.07	+$0.06	$1.03	$2.13 billion	$2.18 billion
8/4/2026	Q2 2026	IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	$1.07	$0.82	-$0.25	$0.20	$2.62 billion	$1.95 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	$1.60	1.91%	-12.05%	146.79%	N/A
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	$0.84	1.66%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	$0.96	1.00%	N/A	23.36%	N/A

Latest IFF, XLB, and ZBH Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/28/2026	ZBH Zimmer Biomet	quarterly	$0.24	0.95%	9/30/2026	9/30/2026	10/30/2026
7/28/2026	IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	quarterly	$0.40	2.02%	9/18/2026	9/18/2026	10/9/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	0.34	2.06	1.72
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	0.50	1.69	0.94

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Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	96.02%
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	75.78%
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	88.89%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	1.07%
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	1.28%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances	21,500	255.15 million	252.42 million	Optionable
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A	163.90 million	N/A	Not Optionable
ZBH Zimmer Biomet	17,000	190.74 million	188.30 million	Optionable

IFF, XLB, and ZBH Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Engineers Gate Manager LP Makes New $6.16 Million Investment in Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $ZBH

September 12 at 4:00 AM | marketbeat.com

California State Teachers Retirement System Purchases 26,490,456 Shares of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $ZBH

September 12 at 3:28 AM | marketbeat.com

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $ZBH Shares Bought by Amundi

September 11 at 3:04 AM | marketbeat.com

Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Healthcare Stocks: Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH), AdaptHealth (AHCO) and Pharvaris (PHVS)

September 10, 2026 | theglobeandmail.com

Zimmer Biomet plans to cut 580 jobs in Switzerland

September 10, 2026 | massdevice.com

Analysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Pharvaris (PHVS) and Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH)

September 10, 2026 | theglobeandmail.com

Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) Insider Sells $295,050.00 in Stock

September 10, 2026 | insidertrades.com

Chad Phipps Sells 3,000 Shares of Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) Stock

September 9, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Reiterates 2026 Outlook Amid Leadership Changes

September 9, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Is Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc (ZBH) a Bargain After 3.9% Drop? GF Value Says Undervalued

September 8, 2026 | gurufocus.com

Zimmer Biomet Announces Americas Leadership Promotions to Accelerate Commercial Transformation

September 8, 2026 | prnewswire.com

Stryker drops after comments on vascular and ortho segments

September 8, 2026 | seekingalpha.com

Hsbc Holdings PLC Has $35.42 Million Stock Holdings in Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $ZBH

September 8, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Nykredit A S Takes $3.42 Million Position in Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $ZBH

September 7, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich Takes $3.75 Million Position in Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $ZBH

September 5, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Why Is Zimmer (ZBH) Up 1.8% Since Last Earnings Report?

September 4, 2026 | zacks.com

25,021 Shares in Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $ZBH Acquired by Jupiter Topco LLC

September 4, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Zimmer Biomet merging global headquarters in Warsaw

September 3, 2026 | wane.comW

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Purchases New Shares in Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $ZBH

September 3, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Quantitative Investment Management LLC Buys Shares of 11,712 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $ZBH

September 2, 2026 | marketbeat.com

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $ZBH

September 2, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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IFF, XLB, and ZBH Company Descriptions

International Flavors & Fragrances NYSE:IFF

$83.73 +0.12 (+0.14%)

As of 12:07 PM Eastern

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. engages in the manufacture and supply of flavors and fragrances used in the food, beverage, personal care, and household products industries. It operates through the following segments: Nourish, Health & Biosciences, Scent and Pharma Solutions. The Nourish segment consists of legacy Taste segment combined with N&B's Food & Beverage division and the food protection business of N&B's Health & Biosciences division. The Health & Biosciences business consists of a biotechnology-driven portfolio of enzymes, food cultures, probiotics and specialty ingredients for food, home and personal care, and health and wellness applications. The Scent business creates fragrance compounds, fragrance ingredients and cosmetic ingredients that are integral elements in the world’s finest perfumes and best-known household and personal care products. The Pharma Solutions business produces a vast portfolio including cellulosics and seaweed-based pharma excipients, used to improve the functionality and delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients, including controlled or modified drug release formulations, and enabling. The company was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLB

$50.61 -0.34 (-0.67%)

As of 12:07 PM Eastern

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Materials Select Sector Index (the Index). The Index includes companies involved in such industries as chemicals; metals and mining; paper and forest products; containers and packaging, and construction materials. The Fund's investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc.

Zimmer Biomet NYSE:ZBH

$95.73 +2.24 (+2.40%)

As of 12:07 PM Eastern

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a medical technology company worldwide. The company designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic reconstructive products, such as knee and hip products; S.E.T. products, including sports medicine, biologics, foot and ankle, extremities, and trauma products; craniomaxillofacial and thoracic products comprising face and skull reconstruction products, as well as products that fixate and stabilize the bones of the chest to facilitate healing or reconstruction after open heart surgery, trauma, or for deformities of the chest. It also offers robotic, surgical, and bone cement products. The company's products and solutions are used to treat patients suffering from disorders of, or injuries to, bones, joints, or supporting soft tissues. It serves orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, hospitals, stocking distributors, healthcare dealers, and other specialists, as well as agents, healthcare purchasing organizations, or buying groups. The company was formerly known as Zimmer Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. in June 2015. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana.

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