NYSE:AYI - Acuity Brands Stock Price, Price Target & More

Acuity Brands trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AYI."

Acuity Brands announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 18th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share on Wednesday, August 1st. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 17th. View Acuity Brands' Dividend History.

Acuity Brands declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, April 4th 2018, which allows the company to buyback 6,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.20. The electronics maker had revenue of $944.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $900.46 million. Acuity Brands had a return on equity of 20.49% and a net margin of 9.28%. Acuity Brands's revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.15 EPS. View Acuity Brands' Earnings History.

Acuity Brands is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 3rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Acuity Brands.

11 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Acuity Brands' stock. Their forecasts range from $105.00 to $200.00. On average, they expect Acuity Brands' share price to reach $157.8750 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Acuity Brands.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Acuity Brands in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News headlines about AYI stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Acuity Brands earned a media sentiment score of 0.03 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the electronics maker an impact score of 48.36 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

Acuity Brands' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.72%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (0.47%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.29%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.13%), DnB Asset Management AS (0.08%) and West Coast Financial LLC (0.07%). Company insiders that own Acuity Brands stock include George Douglas Dillard Jr, Mark A Black, Peter C Browning, Ray M Robinson and W Patrick Battle. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Acuity Brands.

AYI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Davis R M Inc., Riverbridge Partners LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and World Asset Management Inc. View Insider Buying and Selling for Acuity Brands.

AYI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Retirement Systems of Alabama, DnB Asset Management AS, West Coast Financial LLC, Kempner Capital Management Inc., Empowered Funds LLC, Midas Management Corp and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have bought Acuity Brands stock in the last two years include George Douglas Dillard Jr and W Patrick Battle. View Insider Buying and Selling for Acuity Brands.

Shares of AYI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AYI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $130.29.

Acuity Brands has a market capitalization of $5.37 billion and generates $3.51 billion in revenue each year. The electronics maker earns $321.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.96 on an earnings per share basis. Acuity Brands employs 12,500 workers across the globe.

Acuity Brands' mailing address is 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA, 30309. The electronics maker can be reached via phone at 404-853-1400 or via email at [email protected]