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 announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share on Thursday, November 1st. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 17th. View Acuity Brands' Dividend History.

Acuity Brands announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, April 4th 2018, which permits the company to buyback 6,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 3rd. The electronics maker reported $2.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.12. The electronics maker had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. Acuity Brands had a net margin of 9.50% and a return on equity of 20.30%. Acuity Brands's quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.55 EPS. View Acuity Brands' Earnings History.

Acuity Brands is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 8th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Acuity Brands.

Acuity Brands issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.67. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.06 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.01 billion.

12 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Acuity Brands' shares. Their forecasts range from $105.00 to $180.00. On average, they anticipate Acuity Brands' share price to reach $150.8889 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.7% from the stock's current price. 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.

News headlines about AYI stock have trended somewhat positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Acuity Brands earned a daily sentiment score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the electronics maker a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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Acuity Brands' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.08%), FMR LLC (4.94%), International Value Advisers LLC (3.80%), Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C (3.76%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.74%) and American Century Companies Inc. (2.57%). 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 International Value Advisers LLC, FMR LLC, Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C, Schroder Investment Management Group, Prudential Financial Inc., BlackRock Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Acuity Brands.

AYI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Seizert Capital Partners LLC, Panagora Asset Management Inc., LSV Asset Management, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Scout Investments Inc., American Century Companies Inc. and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ. 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 $123.97.

Acuity Brands has a market capitalization of $5.02 billion and generates $3.68 billion in revenue each year. The electronics maker earns $349.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.22 on an earnings per share basis. Acuity Brands employs 13,000 workers across the globe.

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

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]