Acuity (AYI) Competitors $306.39 +1.56 (+0.51%) As of 02:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AYI vs. DCI, DOV, EXP, IR, ITT, NVT, OC, PH, TEX, and TKRShould you be buying Acuity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acuity include Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Eagle Materials (EXP), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), nVent Electric (NVT), Owens Corning (OC), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Terex (TEX), and Timken (TKR). Acuity vs. Its Competitors Donaldson Dover Eagle Materials Ingersoll Rand ITT nVent Electric Owens Corning Parker-Hannifin Terex Timken Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and Acuity (NYSE:AYI) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Is DCI or AYI more profitable? Donaldson has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Acuity's net margin of 9.63%. Donaldson's return on equity of 28.86% beat Acuity's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Donaldson9.94% 28.86% 14.63% Acuity 9.63%20.35%11.98% Which has more volatility and risk, DCI or AYI? Donaldson has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DCI or AYI? 82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Donaldson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer DCI or AYI? In the previous week, Acuity had 10 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Acuity and 3 mentions for Donaldson. Acuity's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Donaldson's score of 1.11 indicating that Acuity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Donaldson 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acuity 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DCI or AYI? Acuity has higher revenue and earnings than Donaldson. Acuity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Donaldson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDonaldson$3.59B2.35$414M$2.9824.28Acuity$4.17B2.25$422.60M$12.6924.11 Do analysts recommend DCI or AYI? Donaldson presently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.24%. Acuity has a consensus price target of $340.60, indicating a potential upside of 11.33%. Given Acuity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acuity is more favorable than Donaldson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Donaldson 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Acuity 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is DCI or AYI a better dividend stock? Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Acuity pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Donaldson pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acuity pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Acuity has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryAcuity beats Donaldson on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Acuity News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AYI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AYI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AYI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAcuityTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.38B$2.65B$22.16B$20.70BDividend Yield0.22%1.62%2.83%3.69%P/E Ratio24.1120.9627.4428.60Price / Sales2.2587.0167.5666.95Price / Cash17.4149.2828.1823.59Price / Book3.966.835.974.31Net Income$422.60M$33.53M$197.53M$995.66M7 Day Performance0.35%9.58%7.39%2.05%1 Month Performance0.56%7.98%4.75%-0.43%1 Year Performance33.98%49.79%34.74%14.85% Acuity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AYIAcuity4.582 of 5 stars$306.39+0.5%$340.60+11.2%+36.9%$9.38B$4.17B24.1113,200News CoveragePositive NewsDCIDonaldson3.7386 of 5 stars$70.59-1.9%$70.00-0.8%+1.6%$8.22B$3.59B23.6714,000Positive NewsDOVDover4.74 of 5 stars$175.08-3.3%$213.92+22.2%+0.8%$24.01B$7.75B10.5624,000Analyst RevisionEXPEagle Materials4.1146 of 5 stars$220.09-1.9%$255.33+16.0%-5.9%$7.16B$2.26B16.162,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementIRIngersoll Rand4.5748 of 5 stars$75.20-11.1%$100.92+34.2%-12.6%$30.22B$7.24B37.0821,000High Trading VolumeITTITT4.2415 of 5 stars$164.12-3.4%$177.88+8.4%+29.3%$12.90B$3.63B26.0711,700Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNVTnVent Electric3.5872 of 5 stars$87.03+11.0%$81.57-6.3%+46.6%$14.29B$3.01B24.8012,100Earnings ReportInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionOCOwens Corning4.8796 of 5 stars$136.31-2.2%$184.30+35.2%-4.5%$11.59B$11.49B47.9825,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPHParker-Hannifin4.533 of 5 stars$708.64-3.2%$739.59+4.4%+41.4%$90.43B$19.93B27.2561,120Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTEXTerex4.2196 of 5 stars$48.71-4.2%$51.44+5.6%-9.2%$3.23B$5.06B13.2811,400TKRTimken4.1901 of 5 stars$72.63-4.6%$79.90+10.0%-7.6%$5.08B$4.51B16.5119,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DCI Alternatives DOV Alternatives EXP Alternatives IR Alternatives ITT Alternatives NVT Alternatives OC Alternatives PH Alternatives TEX Alternatives TKR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AYI) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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