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Acuity (AYI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$362.37 +2.74 (+0.76%)
Closing price 10/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$362.60 +0.24 (+0.07%)
As of 10/14/2025 06:16 PM Eastern
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About Acuity Stock (NYSE:AYI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$351.93
$366.57
50-Day Range
$305.13
$363.42
52-Week Range
$216.81
$375.67
Volume
251,357 shs
Average Volume
374,443 shs
Market Capitalization
$11.10 billion
P/E Ratio
28.92
Dividend Yield
0.19%
Price Target
$395.17
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Acuity Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

AYI MarketRank™: 

Acuity scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 323 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 2.90, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Acuity is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Acuity has been the subject of 9 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 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 28.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 232.60.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Acuity is 28.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 26.55.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Acuity has a PEG Ratio of 1.93. 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 4.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.80% 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 decreased by 8.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Acuity has a dividend yield of 0.20%, 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 5.43%. 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

    1.80% 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 decreased by 8.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Acuity has a news sentiment score of 1.16. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Acuity this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for AYI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Acuity to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% 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

    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 stock has increased by 24.0% and is now trading at $362.3660.

Acuity, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) issued its earnings results on Thursday, June, 26th. The electronics maker reported $5.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.44 by $0.68. Acuity's revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Acuity's top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.12%), Voya Investment Management LLC (0.09%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.05%) and Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.03%). 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
6/26/2025
Record date for 8/1 Dividend
7/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend
7/18/2025
Dividend Payable
8/01/2025
Today
10/15/2025
Record date for 11/3 Dividend
10/17/2025
Ex-Dividend for 11/3 Dividend
10/17/2025
Dividend Payable
11/03/2025
Fiscal Year End
8/31/2026

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
$435.00
Low Price Target
$356.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.90
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$12.53
Trailing P/E Ratio
28.92
Forward P/E Ratio
22.85
P/E Growth
1.93
Net Income
$396.60 million
Net Margins
9.13%
Pretax Margin
11.51%
Return on Equity
20.81%
Return on Assets
12.00%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.33
Current Ratio
1.95
Quick Ratio
1.33

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.35 billion
Price / Sales
2.56
Cash Flow
$21.97 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.49
Book Value
$88.92 per share
Price / Book
4.08

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
30,645,000
Free Float
29,787,000
Market Cap
$11.10 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.64

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This page (NYSE:AYI) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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