Coty (COTY) News Today

Coty (NYSE:COTY) shares have ticked higher today, lifted by a wave of insider buying and bullish options activity. However, ongoing securities‐fraud investigations and analyst price‐target cuts temper the outlook.

• Positive Sentiment: CFO Laurent Mercier boosted his position by 3.21%, acquiring 12,500 shares at an average price of $3.96.Mercier Purchase Filing
• Positive Sentiment: Mercier added another 3,000 shares at $3.84 each, lifting his total stake to over 405,000 shares.Mercier Filing
• Positive Sentiment: Insider Priya Srinivasan snapped up 30,000 shares at $3.84, a 399.5% increase in her holdings.Srinivasan Filing
• Positive Sentiment: Stock surged 13.8% on August 27 as investors mirrored recent insider buys.Yahoo Finance
• Positive Sentiment: Call‐option volume jumped 27%, signaling elevated bullish bets on the shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating, with an average price target of $6.19.MarketBeat
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary outlines key drivers behind today’s uptick in the stock.Yahoo Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Schall Law Firm and Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP have opened securities‐fraud probes after Coty’s recent 21% slide.Schall Law Firm BFA Law
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley cut its price target from $5.00 to $4.25 and kept an “Equal Weight” rating on the stock.Morgan Stanley Report