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Acuity (AYI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$334.93 +1.90 (+0.57%)
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About Acuity Stock (NYSE:AYI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$330.56
$340.66
50-Day Range
$273.26
$332.98
52-Week Range
$216.81
$345.30
Volume
47,960 shs
Average Volume
337,924 shs
Market Capitalization
$10.26 billion
P/E Ratio
26.45
Dividend Yield
0.20%
Price Target
$340.60
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Acuity Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

AYI MarketRank™: 

Acuity scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 304 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 26.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.63.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Acuity is 26.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.33.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Acuity has a PEG Ratio of 2.00. 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 4.31. 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

    2.27% 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 2.3, 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 16.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Acuity has a dividend yield of 0.21%, 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 5.36%. 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

    2.27% 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 2.3, 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 16.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Acuity has a news sentiment score of 1.59. 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 1.00 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Acuity this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Acuity to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Acuity insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,036,728.00 in 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 beginning of the year. Since then, AYI shares have increased by 14.0% and is now trading at $332.9760.

Acuity, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) announced its earnings results on Thursday, June, 26th. The electronics maker reported $5.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.44 by $0.68. The business's quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Acuity's top institutional investors include Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC (7.40%), Durable Capital Partners LP (4.08%), State Street Corp (3.10%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.74%). Insiders that own company stock include Karen J Holcom, Dianne S Mills, Barry R Goldman, Laura O'shaughnessy and Maya Leibman.
View institutional ownership trends
.

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
6/26/2025
Record date for 8/1 Dividend
7/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend
7/18/2025
Dividend Payable
8/01/2025
Today
8/26/2025
Fiscal Year End
8/31/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/07/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Technology Services
Sub-Industry
Electrical Components & Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:AYI
CIK
1144215
Employees
13,200
Year Founded
2001

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$380.00
Low Price Target
$303.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$12.69
Trailing P/E Ratio
26.24
Forward P/E Ratio
20.99
P/E Growth
2
Net Income
$422.60 million
Net Margins
9.63%
Pretax Margin
12.35%
Return on Equity
20.35%
Return on Assets
11.98%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.39
Current Ratio
1.99
Quick Ratio
1.38

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.17 billion
Price / Sales
2.45
Cash Flow
$18.06 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.44
Book Value
$77.32 per share
Price / Book
4.31

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
30,645,000
Free Float
29,787,000
Market Cap
$10.20 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.64

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This page (NYSE:AYI) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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