Coty Inc. (COTY) shares surged 5.03% in Thursday's intraday trading, defying a wave of analyst downgrades and price target cuts. The unexpected rally comes as a surprise given the generally bearish sentiment from Wall Street analysts.
Several major financial institutions lowered their outlook on Coty stock. JPMorgan cut its target price to $5 from $6, while Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy. Citigroup reduced its target to $6.50 from $8, and RBC lowered its target to $12 from $13. Morgan Stanley and BofA Global Research also joined the bearish chorus, cutting their price objectives to $5.00 and $4.00 respectively. TD Cowen and Canaccord Genuity followed suit, with the latter downgrading Coty to Hold from Buy and slashing its target price to $5 from $8.
Despite this barrage of negative analyst actions, Coty's stock demonstrated remarkable resilience. The surge in share price suggests that investors may be seeing value that analysts are missing, or there could be other positive factors at play that are not immediately apparent from the available news. It's worth noting that Evercore ISI maintained its Buy rating on Coty, providing a contrasting view to the general analyst consensus. This conflicting market reaction highlights the complex dynamics often at work in stock valuations and investor sentiment.
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