Zacks Research Weighs in on Coty’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:COTY)

Coty (NYSE:COTY) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Coty in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, September 1st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.15 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Coty’s current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Coty’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.03 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $0.51 EPS.

Coty (NYSE:COTY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.01 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. Coty had a negative net margin of 6.24% and a positive return on equity of 5.18%. Coty’s revenue was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.03) earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Coty in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Coty from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group cut Coty from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $6.00 to $4.00 in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Coty from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $4.25 target price (down previously from $6.50) on shares of Coty in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.19.

Coty Price Performance

Coty stock opened at $4.36 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.77. Coty has a 52 week low of $3.67 and a 52 week high of $9.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.80 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 2.07. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $4.75 and a 200-day moving average of $5.02.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Coty news, insider Priya Srinivasan bought 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $3.84 per share, for a total transaction of $115,200.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 37,509 shares in the company, valued at approximately $144,034.56. This trade represents a 399.52% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Kristin Blazewicz bought 29,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $4.30 per share, for a total transaction of $126,420.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 829,142 shares in the company, valued at $3,565,310.60. This represents a 3.68% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased 334,900 shares of company stock worth $1,321,840 in the last quarter. 6.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Coty

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in COTY. Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in Coty by 29.1% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 116,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $810,000 after buying an additional 26,218 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in Coty by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 224,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,562,000 after buying an additional 18,705 shares during the period. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL purchased a new stake in shares of Coty in the fourth quarter worth approximately $161,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Coty by 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,064,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,329,000 after purchasing an additional 477,626 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Coty by 402.9% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 729,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,078,000 after purchasing an additional 584,498 shares during the last quarter. 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.