Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Coty Earnings

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Coty in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst V. Bagree now anticipates that the company will earn $0.21 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Coty’s current full-year earnings is $0.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Coty’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

Coty (NYSE:COTY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $1.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.67 billion. Coty had a return on equity of 9.16% and a net margin of 2.78%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.09 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays cut shares of Coty from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $8.00 to $7.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Coty from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Coty from $10.50 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Coty from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, DA Davidson reduced their price target on shares of Coty from $14.50 to $12.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Coty has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $11.56.

Coty Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE COTY opened at $7.40 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. Coty has a 12 month low of $6.93 and a 12 month high of $13.30. The company has a market cap of $6.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.53, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.91. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.26.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in COTY. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Coty by 330.3% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 2,385 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Coty by 1,448.8% during the 2nd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 5,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 4,810 shares during the period. WealthShield Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Coty during the 2nd quarter valued at about $100,000. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Coty in the third quarter valued at about $96,000. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Coty in the second quarter valued at about $107,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.36% of the company’s stock.

Coty Company Profile

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.