Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Coty Q2 Earnings

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Coty in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst V. Bagree now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on COTY. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of Coty in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Coty from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Raymond James cut their target price on Coty from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Barclays cut Coty from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $8.00 to $7.00 in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Coty from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $11.56.

Coty Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:COTY opened at $7.53 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.91. Coty has a 1-year low of $6.93 and a 1-year high of $13.30. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $8.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.55.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Coty

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. M&G Plc increased its position in shares of Coty by 41.4% during the 2nd quarter. M&G Plc now owns 509,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,097,000 after purchasing an additional 149,351 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in Coty by 733.0% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,900,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,038,000 after acquiring an additional 1,671,897 shares during the last quarter. Compass Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Coty by 12.6% in the third quarter. Compass Wealth Management LLC now owns 590,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,547,000 after acquiring an additional 65,900 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG bought a new stake in shares of Coty in the 3rd quarter worth about $3,681,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in shares of Coty by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 6,450,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,566,000 after acquiring an additional 656,952 shares during the last quarter. 42.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.