Coty (NYSE:COTY) Director Beatrice Ballini Purchases 20,000 Shares

Coty (NYSE:COTY) Director Beatrice Ballini purchased 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Sunday, October 8th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $9.28 per share, with a total value of $185,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 20,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $185,600. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Coty Trading Down 1.3%

NYSE COTY opened at $3.31 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.89 billion, a PE ratio of -7.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 2.02. Coty has a 1-year low of $3.28 and a 1-year high of $8.04. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $4.00 and a 200-day moving average of $4.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

Coty (NYSE:COTY) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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). Coty had a positive return on equity of 5.18% and a negative net margin of 6.24%.The company had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.58 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.15 earnings per share. Coty’s revenue was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Coty has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.210 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Coty will post 0.39 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on COTY shares. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Coty from $5.00 to $4.25 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 25th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $4.25 price objective (down from $6.50) on shares of Coty in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen raised Coty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on Coty from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Coty from $12.00 to $10.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Coty presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $5.63.

Institutional Trading of Coty

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of COTY. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Coty by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,704,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,325,000 after purchasing an additional 964,040 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in Coty by 0.8% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 34,460,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,240,000 after buying an additional 267,261 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Coty by 10.5% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 22,346,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,239,000 after buying an additional 2,132,613 shares in the last quarter. Credit Agricole S A bought a new stake in shares of Coty during the 3rd quarter valued at $63,824,000. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Coty in the 2nd quarter worth about $52,449,000. 42.36% of the stock is owned by 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.