Zacks Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY)

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) – Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Coty in a report released on Tuesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst V. Bagree now expects that the company will earn $0.21 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.16. The consensus estimate for Coty’s current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Coty’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.65 EPS.

Coty (NYSE:COTY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. Coty had a net margin of 1.46% and a return on equity of 8.05%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.01 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on COTY. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Coty from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Coty from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Coty from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Bank of America cut their target price on Coty from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and set a $15.00 price target on shares of Coty in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Coty currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $12.85.

Coty Price Performance

COTY opened at $9.18 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.71. The firm has a market cap of $7.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.91, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.91. Coty has a 1 year low of $8.79 and a 1 year high of $13.30.

Institutional Trading of Coty

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Coty by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,113,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,251,000 after purchasing an additional 212,025 shares in the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Coty by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 40,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $505,000 after acquiring an additional 2,166 shares during the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank lifted its position in Coty by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 265,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,294,000 after acquiring an additional 11,070 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in Coty by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 84,723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,052,000 after purchasing an additional 2,987 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Coty by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,972,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,922,000 after purchasing an additional 25,485 shares in the last quarter. 42.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Coty

Coty Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells beauty products worldwide. It operates through Prestige and Consumer Beauty segments. The company provides fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care products. It offers Prestige segment products primarily through prestige retailers, including perfumeries, department stores, e-retailers, direct-to-consumer websites, and duty-free shops under the Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chloe, Davidoff, Escada, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Jil Sander, Joop!, Kylie Jenner, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Orveda, philosophy, SKKN BY KIM, and Tiffany & Co brands.