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HAGENS BERMAN ALERTS COTY INC. (COTY) INVESTORS: Newly Filed Class Action Expands Class Period to May 2025; Lead Plaintiff Deadline Remains May 22, 2026

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HAGENS BERMAN ALERTS COTY INC. (COTY) INVESTORS: Newly Filed Class Action Expands Class Period to May 2025; Lead Plaintiff Deadline Remains May 22, 2026 SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National shareholder rights law firm Hagens Berman alerts Coty Inc…
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  • Hagens Berman's team has secured more than $2.9 billion in shareholder rights and investor fraud litigation

    60% confidence

  • Prestige fragrance growth was experiencing a sharp, undisclosed deceleration during the class period

    60% confidence

  • Hagens Berman is investigating the extended period of alleged misrepresentations which harmed investors who bought into Coty's growth narrative as early as spring 2025

    60% confidence

  • Coty possessed a strong innovation pipeline, predictable retail trends, and the operational discipline necessary to steadily improve fragrance and beauty sales heading into FY2026

    60% confidence

  • Throughout the Expanded Class Period, the Consumer Beauty market was severely underperforming and lagging behind competitors, a material fact concealed from investors

    60% confidence

  • Coty acknowledged a severe lack of operational discipline in its Q2 FY2026 earnings announcement

    60% confidence

  • Coty's profit margins were being aggressively compressed by escalating, unsustainable marketing investments, a structural headwind concealed from the investing public

    60% confidence
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