Acuity Brands, Inc. Forecasted to Earn Q3 2025 Earnings of $4.12 Per Share (NYSE:AYI)

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) – William Blair issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Acuity Brands in a report released on Thursday, June 27th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel forecasts that the electronics maker will earn $4.12 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Acuity Brands’ current full-year earnings is $14.16 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Acuity Brands’ FY2025 earnings at $15.54 EPS.

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 27th. The electronics maker reported $4.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.82 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $968.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $996.52 million. Acuity Brands had a return on equity of 20.97% and a net margin of 10.12%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.50 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on AYI. StockNews.com lowered Acuity Brands from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Acuity Brands from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $295.00 to $260.00 in a report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Acuity Brands from $227.00 to $261.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Acuity Brands from $286.00 to $280.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 18th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price target on Acuity Brands from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $279.00.

Acuity Brands Stock Up 0.0 %

NYSE AYI opened at $241.48 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $254.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $244.88. Acuity Brands has a one year low of $155.34 and a one year high of $272.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 2.77. The company has a market capitalization of $7.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.42.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Acuity Brands

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. purchased a new position in Acuity Brands during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Acuity Brands by 77.3% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 133 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. EdgeRock Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Acuity Brands in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Acuity Brands by 5,666.7% during the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 173 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Acuity Brands by 85.7% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 221 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. 98.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Maya Leibman acquired 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 25th. The shares were bought at an average price of $248.91 per share, with a total value of $49,782.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 200 shares in the company, valued at $49,782. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, CFO Karen J. Holcom sold 7,745 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.24, for a total transaction of $2,031,048.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 20,287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,320,062.88. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Maya Leibman bought 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 25th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $248.91 per share, for a total transaction of $49,782.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 200 shares in the company, valued at $49,782. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Acuity Brands Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, July 18th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 18th. Acuity Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.88%.

Acuity Brands Company Profile

Acuity Brands, Inc provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, location-aware applications in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL); and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG). The ABL segment provides commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting solutions, as well as lighting controls and components for various indoor and outdoor applications under the A-Light, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, Cyclone, Dark to Light, eldoLED, Eureka, Gotham, Healthcare Lighting, Holophane, Hydrel, Indy, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminaire LED, Luminis, Mark Architectural Lighting, nLight, OPTOTRONIC, Peerless, RELOCWiring Solutions, and Sensor Switch.