Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for Coty Earnings

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Coty in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on COTY. Royal Bank of Canada decreased 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. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated a "positive" rating on shares of Coty in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Coty from $15.00 to $10.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. BNP Paribas lowered Coty from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $5.65 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Berenberg Bank started coverage on shares of Coty in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. They set a "buy" rating and a $7.50 target price on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Coty presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $7.80.

Coty Stock Down 1.5%

NYSE COTY traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $4.80. 1,970,229 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,643,896. 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 1-year low of $4.46 and a 1-year high of $10.80. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.16. The company has a market cap of $4.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -480.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.90.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COTY. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Coty during the 4th quarter valued at $873,000. Barclays PLC boosted its position in Coty by 147.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,165,806 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,947,000 after purchasing an additional 693,961 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its stake in Coty by 1,990,624.9% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 4,479,131 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,503,000 after purchasing an additional 4,478,906 shares in the last quarter. TCW Group Inc. increased its position in Coty by 44.1% in the 4th quarter. TCW Group Inc. now owns 304,797 shares of the company's stock worth $2,121,000 after purchasing an additional 93,229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP increased its position in Coty by 137.4% in the 4th quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 104,349 shares of the company's stock worth $726,000 after purchasing an additional 60,400 shares during the last quarter. 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.