Coty (NYSE:COTY) Upgraded at Rothschild Redb

Coty (NYSE:COTY) was upgraded by equities researchers at Rothschild Redb to a “hold” rating in a report released on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Coty in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on Coty from $10.00 to $7.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Coty from $5.00 to $4.25 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on Coty from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Coty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Coty presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.42.

Coty Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of Coty stock opened at $3.30 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. Coty has a 52-week low of $3.12 and a 52-week high of $8.04. The company has a market capitalization of $2.88 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a 50 day moving average of $3.88 and a 200 day moving average of $4.45.

Coty (NYSE:COTY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.58 billion. Coty had a positive return on equity of 5.18% and a negative net margin of 6.24%.The company’s revenue was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.15 earnings per share. Coty has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.210 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Coty will post 0.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Coty

In related news, insider Kristin Blazewicz acquired 29,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $4.30 per share, for a total transaction of $126,420.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 829,142 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,565,310.60. This trade represents a 3.68% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 5.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Coty

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of COTY. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Coty by 16.6% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 2,286 shares during the period. Impact Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Coty by 21.1% during the 2nd quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC now owns 13,486 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 2,346 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in shares of Coty by 4.1% in the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 59,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 2,360 shares during the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Coty by 23.9% in the second quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 12,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 2,398 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank grew its holdings in Coty by 1.6% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 162,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $890,000 after purchasing an additional 2,639 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.