Coty posted sales that were below expectations. It adjusted earnings, however, beat estimates.
The beauty company’s adjusted net income came in 17 cents a share, for its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31, vs. 27 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected per-share earnings of 7 cents.
Excluding adjustments, the company had a loss of -36 cents a share vs. a -3-cent loss a year ago.
Coty’s revenue fell -15.9% year-over-year to $1.415 billion, just below the FactSet consensus of $1.433 billion. Sales in the Americas and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) regions missed expectations, but Asia Pacific sales exceeded forecasts.
According to the company, despite continued disruptions to sales and short-term orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will start raising commercial investments ahead of fiscal 2022. It raised its full-year cost cutting goal to $300 million.
Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for COTY turned positive on September 29, 2026. Looking at past instances where COTY's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 37 of 48 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 77%.
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on October 01, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on COTY as a result. In 55 of 84 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are 65%.
COTY moved above its 50-day moving average on October 06, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
The 10-day moving average for COTY crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 12, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 13 of 18 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 72%.
Following a +4.03% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where COTY advanced for three days, in 196 of 281 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 70%.
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 105 of 163 cases where COTY Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 64%.
The RSI Indicator has been in the overbought zone for 1 day. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 17 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
COTY broke above its upper Bollinger Band on October 15, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 12 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is seriously undervalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (0.990) is normal, around the industry mean (21.122). P/E Ratio (-4.800) is within average values for comparable stocks, (17.166). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.182) is also within normal values, averaging (1.518). COTY's Dividend Yield (0.149) is considerably higher than the industry average of (0.034). P/S Ratio (0.397) is also within normal values, averaging (1.931).
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 38 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. COTY’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 68 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Seasonality Score of 75 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 95 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 100 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. COTY’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 88, placing this stock worse than average.
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
a maker of beauty products, fragrances, color cosmetics and skin care products
Industry HouseholdPersonalCare