Coty (NYSE:COTY) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Coty (NYSE:COTY) updated its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.180-0.210 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.190. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on COTY shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Coty from $5.00 to $4.25 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Coty in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $4.25 price objective (down from $6.50) on shares of Coty in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of 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 research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Coty from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Coty currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $6.06.

Coty Price Performance

Coty stock traded up $0.03 during trading on Friday, reaching $3.75. The company had a trading volume of 2,896,431 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,843,257. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a PE ratio of -8.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 2.02. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $4.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.61. 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 1-year low of $3.65 and a 1-year high of $8.04.

Coty (NYSE:COTY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.03). Coty had a negative net margin of 6.24% and a positive return on equity of 5.18%. The firm had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.58 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.15 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Coty will post 0.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Priya Srinivasan purchased 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $3.84 per share, for a total transaction of $115,200.00. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 37,509 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $144,034.56. This represents a 399.52% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sue Nabi purchased 260,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $3.92 per share, for a total transaction of $1,019,200.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 32,127,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $125,938,961.12. The trade was a 0.82% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have purchased 334,900 shares of company stock worth $1,321,840 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 5.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in Coty during the second quarter valued at about $15,829,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Coty in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $11,015,000. Man Group plc boosted its stake in Coty by 62.1% in the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 5,978,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,801,000 after purchasing an additional 2,289,649 shares during the period. HRT Financial LP purchased a new position in Coty during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,564,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Coty by 100.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,198,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,882,000 after purchasing an additional 1,101,090 shares during the period. 42.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.