Acuity Brands
AYI
Market cap $9.15B

298.43 USD

-4.26

1.41%

At close Jul 11, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

-1.41%

5 days

-1.95%

1 month

8.76%

3 months

24.47%

6 months

-2.59%

Year to date

-0.03%

1 year

22.60%

5 years

237.59%

10 years

54.16%

About: Acuity is a leading industrial technology company that offers lighting, lighting controls, and intelligent building solutions. Acuity, Inc. designs, manufactures, and brings to market products and services relating to these and other offerings. Acuity, Inc. has two reportable segments: Acuity Brands Lighting and Acuity Intelligent Spaces. ABL sells commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting, including components and control systems. AIS offers building management and audio/visual solutions to help make buildings intelligent.

Employees: 13,200

Industrials Electrical Equipment & Parts

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Funds holding %

of 7,312 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 3 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

316% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26.6M | Put options by funds: $6.4M

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 211 | Existing positions reduced: 162

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 70

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 535 [Q4 2024] → 532 (-3) [Q1 2025]

1.75% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.44% [Q4 2024] → 95.68% (-1.75%) [Q1 2025]

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.82B [Q4 2024] → $7.8B (-$1.03B) [Q1 2025]

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 [Q4 2024] → 5 (-2) [Q1 2025]

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Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$320

7%

upside

Avg. target

$340

14%

upside

High target

$365

22%

upside

3 analyst ratings

1 positive

33%

2 neutral

67%

0 negative

0%

Morgan Stanley Christopher Snyder	22%upside $365	Overweight Maintained	27 Jun 2025
Baird Timothy Wojs	12%upside $335	Neutral Maintained	27 Jun 2025
Wells Fargo Joseph O'Dea	7%upside $320	Equal-Weight Maintained	27 Jun 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 16 articles about AYI published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

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Here's Why Acuity (AYI) is a Strong Growth Stock

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Acuity Brands Inc.: Reiterate Buy On De-Risked Equity Story And Positive Growth Outlook

I reiterate my buy rating on Acuity Brands (AYI) due to robust demand, strong 3Q25 results, and expanding margins across both core and growth segments. Management's proactive actions — shifting supply chains and transferring pension liabilities — have de-risked the equity story and improved financial flexibility. While 4Q25 may show order timing volatility, I remain confident in AYI's long-term growth trajectory.

Acuity Brands Inc.: Reiterate Buy On De-Risked Equity Story And Positive Growth Outlook

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Acuity's Stock Rises on Q3 Earnings & Sales Beat, Margins Up Y/Y

AYI surges on strong Q3 results as acquisitions and tech-driven segments power 23% EPS growth and margin gains.

Acuity's Stock Rises on Q3 Earnings & Sales Beat, Margins Up Y/Y

Acuity Inc. (AYI) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Acuity Inc. (NYSE:AYI ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call June 26, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Charlotte McLaughlin - Vice President of Investor Relations Karen J. Holcom - Senior VP & CFO Neil M.

Acuity Inc. (AYI) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Acuity Stock Jumps on Strong Results Thanks to Lighting Firm's QSC Acquisition

Shares of Acuity (AYI) advanced Thursday after the lighting and building solutions provider beat quarterly profit and sales estimates as results were boosted by newly acquired audio-visual equipment firm QSC.

Acuity Stock Jumps on Strong Results Thanks to Lighting Firm's QSC Acquisition

Zacks Investment Research

Acuity (AYI) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Although the revenue and EPS for Acuity (AYI) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended May 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Acuity (AYI) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Acuity (AYI) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Acuity (AYI) came out with quarterly earnings of $5.12 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.42 per share. This compares to earnings of $4.15 per share a year ago.

Acuity (AYI) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Acuity Reports Fiscal 2025 Third-Quarter Results

Strong Performance Delivers Sales Growth in Both Lighting and Intelligent Spaces Delivered Net Sales of $1.2B , an Increase of 22% Compared to the Prior Year Delivered Operating Profit of $140M , Down 4 % Compared to the Prior Year; Grew Adjusted Operating Profit to $222M , Up 33% Compared to the Prior Year Delivered Diluted EPS of $3.12 , Down 14% Compared to the Prior Year; Grew Adjusted Diluted EPS to $5.12 , Up 23% Compared to the Prior Year ATLANTA, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI), ("Acuity"), a market-leading industrial technology company, delivered net sales of $1.2 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 ended May 31, 2025, an increase of $210.5 million, or 21.7 percent, compared to the prior year. "We delivered strong performance in the third quarter of fiscal 2025," stated Neil Ashe, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Inc. "We grew net sales, expanded our adjusted operating profit and adjusted operating profit margin and we increased our adjusted diluted earnings per share.

Acuity Reports Fiscal 2025 Third-Quarter Results

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