NYSE:AYI - Acuity Brands Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Acuity Brands declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share on Wednesday, August 1st. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 17th. View Acuity Brands' Dividend History.

Acuity Brands announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, April 4th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase 6,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.20. The electronics maker earned $944.10 million during 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%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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.

12 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Acuity Brands' shares. Their predictions range from $105.00 to $200.00. On average, they anticipate Acuity Brands' stock price to reach $163.2222 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.1%. View Analyst Price Targets for Acuity Brands.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Acuity Brands in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Acuity Brands.

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Acuity Brands' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.30%), FMR LLC (5.97%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.28%), Vulcan Value Partners LLC (2.21%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.95%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.30%). 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 Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Eagle Asset Management Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Janus Henderson Group PLC, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Northern Trust Corp, Schroder Investment Management Group and Schroder Investment Management Group. View Insider Buying and Selling for Acuity Brands.

AYI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Vulcan Value Partners LLC, FMR LLC, Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Forsta AP Fonden and Sandhill Capital Partners 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 $165.06.

Acuity Brands has a market capitalization of $6.63 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.

The official website for Acuity Brands is http://www.acuitybrands.com.

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]