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 declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 17th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share on Tuesday, May 1st. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 16th. View Acuity Brands' Dividend History.

Acuity Brands declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, April 4th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase 6,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 4th. The electronics maker reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.06. The electronics maker earned $832.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $799.33 million. Acuity Brands had a return on equity of 20.56% and a net margin of 9.68%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.77 earnings per share. View Acuity Brands' Earnings History.

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

13 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Acuity Brands' shares. Their forecasts range from $105.00 to $245.00. On average, they expect Acuity Brands' stock price to reach $177.8182 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Acuity Brands.

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News headlines about AYI stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Acuity Brands earned a news impact score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the electronics maker an impact score of 45.85 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Acuity Brands' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.73%), Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C (4.19%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.33%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.52%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.09%) and New York State Common Retirement Fund (1.14%). Company insiders that own Acuity Brands stock include George Douglas Dillard Jr, Mark A Black, Peter C Browning, Ray M Robinson, Richard K Reece, Vernon J Nagel 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 Millennium Management LLC, Bamco Inc. NY, Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC, Blair William & Co. IL, Franklin Resources Inc., Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS and United Capital Financial Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have sold Acuity Brands company stock in the last year include Mark A Black and Peter C Browning. View Insider Buying and Selling for Acuity Brands.

AYI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, Eaton Vance Management, FIL Ltd, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Scopia Capital Management LP, Schroder Investment Management Group, Neuberger Berman Group LLC and Nuveen Asset Management LLC. 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 $123.11.

Acuity Brands has a market capitalization of $5.15 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 N.E. SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA, 30309. The electronics maker can be reached via phone at 404-853-1400 or via email at [email protected]