Coty Inc. to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.21 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:COTY)

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Coty in a research report issued on Tuesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research analyst V. Bagree now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.16. The consensus estimate for Coty’s current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Coty’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.65 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup cut their price target on Coty from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $15.00 target price on shares of Coty in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. DA Davidson increased their target price on Coty from $16.50 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Coty from $15.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Coty from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $12.85.

Coty Price Performance

Shares of NYSE COTY opened at $9.36 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Coty has a 52 week low of $8.79 and a 52 week high of $13.30. The stock has a market cap of $8.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.70, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.91. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $9.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.71.

Coty (NYSE:COTY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 20th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.07). Coty had a return on equity of 8.05% and a net margin of 1.46%. The business had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.01 EPS. The company’s revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Coty

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Algert Global LLC bought a new position in Coty during the 2nd quarter worth $407,000. Sea Cliff Partners Management LP raised its position in Coty by 19.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sea Cliff Partners Management LP now owns 2,905,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,110,000 after purchasing an additional 470,852 shares during the last quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Coty by 139.8% in the second quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 41,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after acquiring an additional 24,099 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Coty by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 528,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,199,000 after purchasing an additional 53,633 shares during the period. Finally, Armistice Capital LLC bought a new stake in Coty during the second quarter valued at $8,883,000. 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.