Acuity (AYI) Competitors $304.23 -2.63 (-0.86%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$304.14 -0.09 (-0.03%) As of 07/8/2025 06:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DCI or AYI? 82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Donaldson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% Does the media prefer DCI or AYI? In the previous week, Acuity had 4 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Acuity and 9 mentions for Donaldson. Acuity's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Donaldson's score of 0.76 indicating that Acuity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Donaldson 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acuity 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, DCI or AYI? Acuity has higher revenue and earnings than Donaldson. Donaldson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acuity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDonaldson$3.59B2.30$414M$2.9823.72Acuity$3.84B2.43$422.60M$12.6923.97 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 raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Acuity has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, DCI or AYI? Donaldson has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer DCI or AYI? Donaldson currently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.99%. Acuity has a consensus price target of $340.60, indicating a potential upside of 11.95%. 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 SummaryAcuity beats Donaldson on 14 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$9.40B$2.39B$13.06B$20.52BDividend Yield0.22%1.41%2.71%3.78%P/E Ratio23.9731.3328.6627.79Price / Sales2.4335.0439.7640.48Price / Cash17.3443.9426.6222.26Price / Book3.615.846.234.58Net Income$422.60M$32.07M$188.58M$982.91M7 Day Performance-0.58%2.71%2.47%0.41%1 Month Performance12.84%3.57%3.21%3.59%1 Year Performance28.73%58.47%39.11%14.47% Acuity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AYIAcuity4.493 of 5 stars$304.23-0.9%$340.60+12.0%+27.5%$9.40B$3.84B23.9713,200DCIDonaldson3.8863 of 5 stars$71.26+0.1%$70.00-1.8%+0.4%$8.30B$3.59B23.9114,000DOVDover4.7057 of 5 stars$187.23-0.5%$206.50+10.3%+6.8%$25.67B$7.75B11.2824,000Trending NewsEXPEagle Materials4.6057 of 5 stars$214.28+0.3%$254.44+18.7%+0.9%$6.99B$2.26B15.572,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeIRIngersoll Rand3.9825 of 5 stars$87.01+0.5%$98.70+13.4%-5.4%$35.10B$7.24B43.0721,000Positive NewsITTITT4.2999 of 5 stars$161.39+0.8%$165.50+2.5%+24.4%$12.70B$3.63B25.6611,700NVTnVent Electric4.2833 of 5 stars$73.95+0.7%$70.67-4.4%-3.0%$12.18B$3.01B21.1312,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOCOwens Corning4.7504 of 5 stars$145.10-0.3%$183.80+26.7%-13.5%$12.34B$10.98B51.0925,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPHParker-Hannifin4.5075 of 5 stars$719.15+1.1%$719.41+0.0%+39.0%$91.89B$19.93B27.6961,120Positive NewsTEXTerex4.4139 of 5 stars$49.79-0.3%$51.40+3.2%-4.6%$3.30B$5.13B13.5711,400News CoverageTKRTimken4.4549 of 5 stars$76.67-0.1%$79.00+3.0%-3.1%$5.36B$4.57B16.5219,000Positive News 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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