Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for Coty Earnings

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Coty in a report issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst V. Bagree now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.08. 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 $0.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

Coty (NYSE:COTY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.22 by ($0.11). Coty had a net margin of 0.22% and a return on equity of 6.34%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on COTY. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $13.00 price objective on shares of Coty in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Coty from $9.00 to $7.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Coty from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Coty from $9.00 to $7.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Coty from $7.00 to $6.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Coty has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $9.89.

Coty Stock Up 5.0 %

Shares of NYSE:COTY opened at $6.00 on Tuesday. Coty has a fifty-two week low of $5.42 and a fifty-two week high of $13.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.84. The company has a market cap of $5.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -599.50, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Coty

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of COTY. Banco Santander S.A. lifted its holdings in Coty by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 23,112,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,029,000 after purchasing an additional 79,180 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Coty by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 20,214,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,691,000 after buying an additional 2,175,120 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Coty by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 13,318,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,697,000 after purchasing an additional 1,569,315 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in Coty by 2.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,043,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,696,000 after buying an additional 251,964 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Coty by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 9,824,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,379,000 after acquiring an additional 37,412 shares in 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.