Acuity Brands
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
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
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
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 211 | Existing positions reduced: 161
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 70
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 535 [Q4 2024] → 531 (-4) [Q1 2025]
1.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 97.44% [Q4 2024] → 95.47% (-1.97%) [Q1 2025]
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.82B [Q4 2024] → $7.78B (-$1.04B) [Q1 2025]
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 [Q4 2024] → 5 (-2) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$275
4%
upside
Avg. target
$285
7%
upside
High target
$295
11%
upside
2 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
2 neutral
100%
0 negative
0%
Wells Fargo Joseph O'Dea | 4%upside $275 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 4 Apr 2025 |
Baird Timothy Wojs | 11%upside $295 | Neutral Maintained | 4 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
AYI vs. AMPL: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Investors with an interest in Technology Services stocks have likely encountered both Acuity (AYI) and Amplitude, Inc. (AMPL). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Acuity to Announce Fiscal 2025 Third-Quarter Results on June 26, 2025
ATLANTA, May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (the “Company”) will release fiscal 2025 third quarter results on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. ET, followed by a conference call at 8:00 a.m.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Why Acuity Brands (AYI) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Acuity Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Miss, Stock Down
AYI's fiscal second-quarter results reflect solid Intelligent Spaces contributions, better cost management and operational efficiency.
Neutral
Investopedia
2 months ago
Industrial Tech Firm Acuity's Stock Sinks on Soft Results, 'Uncertainty' Warning
Shares of Acuity (AYI), which rebranded from Acuity Brands last week, dropped Thursday after the industrial technology company's fiscal second-quarter revenue and profit came up short of analysts' estimates.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Acuity Inc. (AYI) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Acuity Inc. (NYSE:AYI ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 3, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Charlotte McLaughlin - VP, IR Neil Ashe - Chairman, President & CEO Karen Holcom - SVP & CFO Conference Call Participants Chris Snyder - Morgan Stanley Ryan Merkel - William Blair Joe O'Dea - Wells Fargo Brian Lee - Goldman Sachs Tim Wojs - Baird Christopher Glynn - Oppenheimer Jeffrey Sprague - Vertical Research Operator Good morning and welcome to the Acuity Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Acuity Brands (AYI) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Acuity Brands (AYI) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended February 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Acuity Brands (AYI) Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates
Acuity Brands (AYI) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.73 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.66 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.38 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
Acuity Reports Fiscal 2025 Second-Quarter Results
Delivered Net Sales of $1B , an Increase of 11% Compared to the Prior Year Delivered Operating Profit of $110M , Down 7 % Compared to the Prior Year; Grew Adjusted Operating Profit to $163M , Up 16% Compared to the Prior Year Delivered Diluted EPS of $2.45 , Down 14% Compared to the Prior Year; Grew Adjusted Diluted EPS to $3.73 , Up 10% Compared to the Prior Year Closed QSC Acquisition During the Quarter ATLANTA, April 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI), ("Acuity"), a market-leading industrial technology company, delivered net sales of $1.0 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 ended February 28, 2025, an increase of $100.4 million, or 11.1 percent, compared to the prior year. "We delivered steady performance in the second 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.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Acuity Brands to Report Q2 Earnings: Factors to Consider
AYI's second-quarter fiscal 2025 results are likely to reflect the benefits of the QSC acquisition, product innovations, enhanced service levels and expanded market presence.
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