Acuity (AYI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a leading provider of lighting and building management solutions, serving commercial, institutional, industrial and residential markets. The company designs, manufactures and distributes a broad portfolio of indoor and outdoor luminaires, advanced lighting controls, custom lighting solutions and digital signage applications. Acuity Brands’ offerings are tailored to enhance energy efficiency, human comfort and architectural aesthetics across a range of settings including offices, retail centers, healthcare facilities, education campuses and transportation infrastructure.

The company’s product lineup encompasses LED fixtures, downlights, troffers, area and roadway lighting, as well as intelligent control systems that allow for networked monitoring and automation. Acuity Brands also delivers integrated building management platforms that unify HVAC, fire safety, security and environmental sensing, enabling facility managers to optimize operational performance and reduce energy consumption. Through its Atrius and Distech Controls businesses, the company provides scalable IoT-enabled software for data analytics, occupancy sensing and demand-based energy management.

Founded in 2001 as a spin-off of Actuant Corporation, Acuity Brands is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and operates manufacturing facilities and sales offices across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Over the years, the company has grown both organically and through strategic acquisitions of brands such as Lithonia Lighting, Gotham, Holophane and Sensor Switch. These acquisitions have expanded Acuity Brands’ technological capabilities and distribution reach, enabling it to serve a global customer base of electrical distributors, contractors, design consultants and end users.

Under the leadership of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert A. “Bob” Gates, Acuity Brands emphasizes research and development, sustainability and digital innovation. The company invests in advanced optics, wireless communications and software-driven analytics to meet evolving building automation standards and support customers’ decarbonization goals. With a focus on delivering tailored solutions and service excellence, Acuity Brands continues to solidify its position as a market leader in the lighting and building management industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $282.78 to $290.05
• 50-Day Range: $256.03 to $306.38
• 52-Week Range: $216.81 to $345.30
• Volume: 236,042 shs
• Average Volume: 306,810 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.61
• Dividend Yield: 0.24%
• Price Target: $340.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Acuity Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Acuity scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 23rd 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.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.84%

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 22.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Acuity is 22.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.18.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Acuity has a PEG Ratio of 1.77. 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 3.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.08% 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 1.8, 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 11.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Acuity has a dividend yield of 0.24%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.05

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.08% 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 1.8, 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 11.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.62

News Sentiment

Acuity has a news sentiment score of 1.62. 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 0.89 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Acuity this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for AYI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Acuity to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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.

AYI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AYI shares performed this year?

Acuity's stock was trading at $292.13 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AYI stock has decreased by 1.8% and is now trading at $286.8840.

How were Acuity's earnings last quarter?

Acuity, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June, 26th. The electronics maker reported $5.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.44 by $0.68. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Acuity's major shareholders?

Acuity's top institutional shareholders include Swedbank AB (0.20%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.13%), Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.10%) and Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (0.04%). 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.

How do I buy shares of Acuity?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Acuity own?

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: 7/17/2025
• 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
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AYI
• CIK: 1144215
• Web: www.acuitybrands.com
• Phone: (404) 853-1400
• Fax: 404-853-1430
• Employees: 13,200
• Year Founded: 2001

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Acuity: $340.60
• High Price Target: $380.00
• Low Price Target: $303.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.7%
• 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: 22.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.09
• P/E Growth: 1.77
• 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: $3.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.29
• Cash Flow: $17.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.33
• Book Value: $84.32 per share
• Price / Book: 3.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,650,000
• Free Float: 29,787,000
• Market Cap: $8.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.62