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Acuity (AYI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$335.44 -6.32 (-1.85%)
As of 08/28/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

About Acuity Stock (NYSE:AYI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$331.57
$345.28
50-Day Range
$300.82
$376.40
52-Week Range
$257.04
$380.17
Volume
132,357 shs
Average Volume
243,770 shs
Market Capitalization
$10.04 billion
P/E Ratio
22.24
Dividend Yield
0.24%
Price Target
$397.17
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a leading provider of lighting fixtures, controls and building management solutions designed for commercial, institutional, industrial and residential markets. The company’s core offerings include a broad range of LED luminaires, lighting controls, sensors and networked building systems that enhance energy efficiency, occupant comfort and operational productivity. Acuity Brands’ portfolio spans indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures, emergency lighting, task lighting and architectural products, as well as advanced controls such as daylight harvesting, occupancy sensing and wireless sensor networks.

Beyond traditional lighting, Acuity Brands delivers integrated digital solutions through its Connected Building platform, which combines smart sensors, cloud-based analytics and mobile applications to enable real-time monitoring and remote management of lighting and environmental systems. These technology-driven offerings are aimed at reducing energy consumption, optimizing maintenance workflows and supporting sustainability goals for facility owners and managers.

Tracing its roots to National Service Industries’ lighting division founded in 1919, the company became an independent public entity under the Acuity Brands name in 2001. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Acuity Brands operates manufacturing, distribution and research facilities across North America, Europe and the Middle East, serving customers in markets ranging from retail, education and healthcare to transportation and outdoor infrastructure.

Acuity Brands is led by a senior management team with extensive experience in lighting, controls and building automation. The company’s diverse brand portfolio—featuring names such as Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Sensor Switch and nLight—enables it to address specialized applications and global market demands while maintaining a focus on innovation, quality and customer service.

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Acuity Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

AYI MarketRank™: 

Acuity scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 129th out of 671 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Acuity has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Acuity has a consensus price target of $397.17, representing about 18.4% upside from its current price of $335.44.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Acuity has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Acuity's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Acuity are expected to grow by 10.38% in the coming year, from $18.49 to $20.41 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Acuity is 22.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.36.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Acuity is 22.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Acuity has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Acuity has a P/B Ratio of 3.77. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Acuity's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.59% of the float of Acuity has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Acuity has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.02.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Acuity has recently decreased by 23.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Acuity has a dividend yield of 0.23%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Acuity has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Acuity is 5.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Acuity will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.92% next year. This indicates that Acuity will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Acuity's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Acuity has a news sentiment score of 1.24. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Acuity this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for AYI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Acuity to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Acuity insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.90% of the stock of Acuity is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    98.21% of the stock of Acuity is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Acuity's insider trading history.
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AYI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Acuity's stock was trading at $360.95 at the start of the year. Since then, AYI stock has decreased by 7.1% and is now trading at $335.44.

Acuity, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 25th. The electronics maker reported $5.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.17 by $0.14. Acuity's quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis.
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Acuity's top institutional investors include California State Teachers Retirement System (42.00%), BlackRock Inc. (9.95%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.20%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.94%). Insiders that own company stock include Karen J Holcom, Dianne S Mills, Barry R Goldman, Laura O'shaughnessy and Maya Leibman.
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Shares of AYI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Acuity investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), ServiceNow (NOW) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
6/25/2026
Record date for 8/3 Dividend
7/17/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/3 Dividend
7/17/2026
Dividend Payable
8/03/2026
Today
8/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
8/31/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/07/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Electrical Equipment
Sub-Industry
Electrical Components & Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:AYI
CIK
1144215
Employees
13,800
Year Founded
2001

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$465.00
Low Price Target
$358.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+18.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.56
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$15.08
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.24
Forward P/E Ratio
18.14
P/E Growth
1.85
Net Income
$396.60 million
Net Margins
10.25%
Pretax Margin
12.99%
Return on Equity
20.26%
Return on Assets
12.21%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.24
Current Ratio
2.05
Quick Ratio
1.47

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.35 billion
Price / Sales
2.31
Cash Flow
$21.41 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.67
Book Value
$88.92 per share
Price / Book
3.77

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
29,940,000
Free Float
29,068,000
Market Cap
$10.04 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.29

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This page (NYSE:AYI) was last updated on 8/29/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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