Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 101.85x compared to its average ratio. COTY has 36-month beta value of 1.89. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for COTY is 364.13M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.25% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of COTY on October 21, 2024 was 4.37M shares.
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COTY) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY) has dropped by -1.53 compared to previous close of 7.82. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -16.40% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-15 that COTY’s Q1 LFL sales grow 4-5% below expectations, prompting moderate Q2 growth forecasts. Management is also ramping up its cost-reduction efforts.
COTY’s Market Performance
COTY’s stock has fallen by -16.40% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -18.00% and a quarterly drop of -22.69%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.19% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.00% for Coty Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -13.77% for COTY’s stock, with a -27.65% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COTY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COTY stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for COTY by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for COTY in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $12 based on the research report published on October 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COTY reach a price target of $12, previously predicting the price at $11. The rating they have provided for COTY stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 07th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to COTY, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on April 16th of the current year.
COTY Trading at -16.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought COTY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.11% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.19%, as shares sank -16.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.29% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COTY fell by -16.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -33.33% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.93. In addition, Coty Inc saw -38.00% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at COTY starting from Singer Robert S, who sale 90,000 shares at the price of $12.56 back on Mar 04 ’24. After this action, Singer Robert S now owns 169,982 shares of Coty Inc, valued at $1,130,058 using the latest closing price.
Singer Robert S, the Director of Coty Inc, sale 30,000 shares at $12.70 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’24, which means that Singer Robert S is holding 120,000 shares at $380,877 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for COTY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.64 for the gross margin
The net margin for Coty Inc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 2.34, with 0.72 for asset returns.
Based on Coty Inc (COTY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.51 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.01 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.94. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.75.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Coty Inc (COTY) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
