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Acuity (AYI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$298.86 -4.48 (-1.48%)
As of 06/30/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

About Acuity Stock (NYSE:AYI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$298.33
$303.56
50-Day Range
$231.77
$304.39
52-Week Range
$216.81
$345.30
Volume
423,504 shs
Average Volume
306,363 shs
Market Capitalization
$9.16 billion
P/E Ratio
23.55
Dividend Yield
0.23%
Price Target
$340.60
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Acuity Brands, Inc. provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, location-aware applications in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL); and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG). The ABL segment provides commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting solutions, as well as lighting controls and components for various indoor and outdoor applications under the A-Light, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, Cyclone, Dark to Light, eldoLED, Eureka, Gotham, Healthcare Lighting, Holophane, Hydrel, Indy, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminaire LED, Luminis, Mark Architectural Lighting, nLight, OPTOTRONIC, Peerless, RELOCWiring Solutions, and Sensor Switch. This segment serves electrical distributors, retail home improvement centers, electric utilities, national accounts, original equipment manufacturers, digital retailers, lighting showrooms, and energy service companies. The ISG segment offers building management solutions, such as products for controlling heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, shades, refrigeration, and building access that deliver end-to-end optimization of those building systems; and building management software that enhances building system management and automates labor intensive tasks. This segment serves system integrators, as well as retail stores, airports, and enterprise campuses. The company offers its products and solutions under the Atrius, Distech Controls, and KE2 Therm Solutions brands. Acuity Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Acuity Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

AYI MarketRank™: 

Acuity scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 312 stocks in the business services 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 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Acuity has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Acuity are expected to grow by 9.84% in the coming year, from $15.86 to $17.42 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Acuity is 23.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.89.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Acuity is 23.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.08.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Acuity has a PEG Ratio of 1.92. 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 3.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.34% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Acuity has recently increased by 0.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Acuity has a dividend yield of 0.22%, 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 5.16%. 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 3.90% next year. This indicates that Acuity will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Acuity's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.34% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Acuity has recently increased by 0.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Acuity has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 50 news articles for Acuity this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for AYI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Acuity to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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

    Only 2.80% 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 $292.13 at the start of the year. Since then, AYI shares have increased by 2.3% and is now trading at $298.86.
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Acuity, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) released its earnings results on Thursday, June, 26th. The electronics maker reported $5.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.44 by $0.68. Acuity's revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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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

Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend
4/17/2025
Record date for 5/1 Dividend
4/18/2025
Dividend Payable
5/01/2025
Last Earnings
6/26/2025
Today
7/01/2025
Record date for 8/1 Dividend
7/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend
7/18/2025
Dividend Payable
8/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
8/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Technology Services
Sub-Industry
Electrical Components & Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:AYI
Employees
13,200
Year Founded
2001

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$340.60
High Stock Price Target
$380.00
Low Stock Price Target
$303.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
23.55
Forward P/E Ratio
18.84
P/E Growth
1.92
Net Income
$422.60 million
Pretax Margin
12.35%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.84 billion
Cash Flow
$17.43 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.15
Book Value
$77.32 per share
Price / Book
3.87

Miscellaneous

Free Float
29,787,000
Market Cap
$9.16 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.61

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This page (NYSE:AYI) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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