Coty (COTY) Receives a Hold from Barclays


In a report issued on March 20, Lauren Lieberman from Barclays maintained a Hold rating on Coty (COTY), with a price target of $5.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $4.48, close to its 52-week low of $3.02.

According to TipRanks.com, Lieberman is a 2-star analyst with an average return of -2.5% and a 47.3% success rate. Lieberman covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as International Flavors & Fragrances, Coca-Cola European Partners, and Edgewell Personal Care.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Coty with a $8.86 average price target, representing an 113.0% upside. In a report issued on March 20, Deutsche Bank also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $8.00 price target.

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Based on Coty’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $2.35 billion and GAAP net loss of $21.1 million. In comparison, last year the company had a GAAP net loss of $961 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 34 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is neutral on the stock.

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Coty, Inc. engages in the manufacture, market, sale, and distribution of branded beauty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Beauty, Luxury, and Professional Beauty. The Consumer Beauty segment offers color cosmetics, retail hair coloring and styling products, body care, and mass fragrances.

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