Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY)’s stock price has dropped by -4.86 in relation to previous closing price of 5.04. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -12.34% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-24 that Coty sells its SKKN stake to SKIMS, prioritizing innovation and strategic expansion in prestige and mass beauty markets.
Is It Worth Investing in Coty Inc (NYSE: COTY) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for COTY is also noteworthy at 1.81. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for COTY is 368.45M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.56% of that float. The average trading volume of COTY on April 07, 2025 was 6.97M shares.
COTY’s Market Performance
COTY’s stock has seen a -12.34% decrease for the week, with a -18.03% drop in the past month and a -29.59% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.55% for Coty Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -12.20% for COTY’s stock, with a simple moving average of -39.08% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COTY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COTY stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for COTY by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for COTY in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $5 based on the research report published on March 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Berenberg, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COTY reach a price target of $7.50. The rating they have provided for COTY stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 25th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to COTY, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on March 20th of the current year.
COTY Trading at -19.17% 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 -59.38% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.65%, as shares sank -18.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -34.43% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COTY fell by -10.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -50.00% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.47. In addition, Coty Inc saw -31.11% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for COTY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.65 for the gross margin
The net margin for Coty Inc stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 0.33, with 0.11 for asset returns.
Based on Coty Inc (COTY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.97. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.58.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 849.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.69. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.25for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.71.
Conclusion
In summary, Coty Inc (COTY) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
