Buying Coty Inc.: Shares Are Attractively Priced

Mar. 30, 2022 12:09 AM ETCoty Inc. (COTY) StockCOTY4 Comments
Patrick Doyle
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Summary

  • My history with Coty Inc. demonstrates the risk reducing, yield enhancing potential of short put options.
  • I think the shares are trading at reasonable levels, in spite of the fact that the company has turned around nicely.
  • For those nervous about buying at current prices, I recommend a short put that yields about 11% for eight months of time.
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It’s been about 28 months since I wrote my cautious piece on Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY), and in that time the shares have dropped about 20% against a gain of ~48% for the S&P 500. I thought it might be a good idea

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Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of COTY either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

I'll be buying a few more shares, and I just sold 10 of the puts described here for $.96 each.

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