Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of Coty FY2025 Earnings

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Coty in a report released on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.37. The consensus estimate for Coty's current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Coty's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.19 EPS.

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

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed a "positive" rating on shares of Coty in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Coty from $8.00 to $6.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Coty from $8.00 to $6.50 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Raymond James downgraded shares of Coty from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Coty from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Coty has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $7.80.

Coty Price Performance

Shares of Coty stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $4.87. 2,880,012 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,633,437. The stock has a market cap of $4.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -485.50, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.71. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $5.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.17. Coty has a 12 month low of $4.46 and a 12 month high of $10.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of COTY. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of Coty by 147.1% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,165,806 shares of the company's stock worth $10,947,000 after purchasing an additional 693,961 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in shares of Coty during the 4th quarter valued at $267,000. PFG Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Coty during the 4th quarter valued at $75,000. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Coty during the 4th quarter valued at $74,000. 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 acquiring an additional 3,877 shares during the period. 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.