JPC vs COTY Comparison

Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide high current income, and its secondary investment objective is total return. The fund invests a majority of its assets in preferred securities and other income-producing securities, including hybrid securities such as contingent capital securities, and the rest of its investments are made in other securities, mainly income-oriented securities such as corporate and taxable municipal debt and common equity.

Coty is a global beauty maker that generates 65% of sales from prestige beauty products (primarily fragrances) and 35% from mass makeup, skin care, and fragrance. For the fragrance business, Coty licenses luxury and high-end brands including Gucci, Burberry, Hugo Boss, Davidoff, and Calvin Klein. In contrast, its consumer cosmetics business focuses on acquired mass brands such as CoverGirl, Max Factor, Rimmel, Sally Hansen, and Bourjois. It also collaborates with social media celebrity Kylie Jenner to manage makeup products bearing her name. By region, Coty generates close to 48% of sales from Europe, 40% from the Americas, and 12% from Asia-Pacific. German investment firm JAB is a controlling shareholder, with a 54% stake.