Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Coty Q2 Earnings

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Coty in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Coty's current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Coty's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James downgraded Coty from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 17th. BNP Paribas lowered Coty from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $5.65 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Coty from $13.00 to $12.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Coty from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reiterated a "positive" rating on shares of Coty in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Coty currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $7.80.

Coty Trading Down 2.9%

COTY stock traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $4.79. The company's stock had a trading volume of 12,290,105 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,642,890. The company has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -478.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.90. The business's 50 day moving average price is $5.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.19. The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Coty has a 12 month low of $4.46 and a 12 month high of $10.80.

Coty (NYSE:COTY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.31 billion. Coty had a return on equity of 6.34% and a net margin of 0.22%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.05 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in Coty by 317.0% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,191 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 3,186 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Coty by 140.2% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,506 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 3,214 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in shares of Coty by 1,006.7% during the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 7,304 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 6,644 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Coty by 145.0% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 5,623 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 3,328 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Coty by 124.8% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 6,984 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 3,877 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.36% of the company's stock.

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.