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Acuity Brands

267.82 USD
-3.46
1.28%
At close Mar 27, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
267.82
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-1.28%
5 days
1.07%
1 month
-10.46%
3 months
-10.05%
6 months
-0.81%
Year to date
-10.28%
1 year
0.09%
5 years
223.38%
10 years
59.42%
 

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

Employees: 13,200

0
Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

191% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 35

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 469 [Q3] → 531 (+62) [Q4]

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.34B [Q3] → $8.82B (+$476M) [Q4]

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 176 | Existing positions reduced: 170

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 [Q3] → 7 (+0) [Q4]

0.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.42% [Q3] → 97.43% (-0.99%) [Q4]

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.2M | Put options by funds: $22M

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$310
16%
upside
Avg. target
$342
28%
upside
High target
$380
42%
upside

3 analyst ratings

positive
33%
neutral
67%
negative
0%
Baird
Timothy Wojs
40% 1-year accuracy
18 / 45 met price target
16%upside
$310
Neutral
Maintained
27 Mar 2025
Oppenheimer
Christopher Glynn
55% 1-year accuracy
12 / 22 met price target
42%upside
$380
Outperform
Maintained
9 Jan 2025
Wells Fargo
Joseph O'Dea
47% 1-year accuracy
17 / 36 met price target
25%upside
$336
Equal-Weight
Maintained
9 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 6 articles about AYI published over the past 30 days

Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
8 hours ago
Acuity Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend
Atlanta, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) will pay a quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share. The dividend is payable on May 1, 2025, to shareholders of record on April 18, 2025.
Acuity Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Why Acuity Brands (AYI) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
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Why Acuity Brands (AYI) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
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Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Acuity Positioned for Growth and Compounding Value
ATLANTA, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE: AYI) corporate name is changing from Acuity Brands, Inc. to Acuity Inc. effective March 26, 2025. Acuity will continue to operate through two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), formerly Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG).
Acuity Positioned for Growth and Compounding Value
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Here's Why Acuity Brands (AYI) is a Strong Growth Stock
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Here's Why Acuity Brands (AYI) is a Strong Growth Stock
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Acuity Brands to Announce Fiscal 2025 Second-Quarter Results on April 3, 2025
ATLANTA, March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (the “Company”) will release fiscal 2025 second quarter results on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. ET, followed by a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET. Neil Ashe, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands will lead the call.
Acuity Brands to Announce Fiscal 2025 Second-Quarter Results on April 3, 2025
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
3 Reasons Why Acuity Brands (AYI) Is a Great Growth Stock
Acuity Brands (AYI) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
3 Reasons Why Acuity Brands (AYI) Is a Great Growth Stock
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Why Acuity Brands (AYI) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
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Why Acuity Brands (AYI) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Why Is Acuity Brands (AYI) Up 4.8% Since Last Earnings Report?
Acuity Brands (AYI) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Why Is Acuity Brands (AYI) Up 4.8% Since Last Earnings Report?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
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