Acuity Brands Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by Zacks Research

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Acuity Brands in a report issued on Tuesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst A. Ram now forecasts that the electronics maker will earn $3.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.58. The consensus estimate for Acuity Brands’ current full-year earnings is $15.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Acuity Brands’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.35 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.09 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.46 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.71 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $16.65 EPS.

AYI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Acuity Brands from $315.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Acuity Brands from $289.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Acuity Brands from $266.00 to $303.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Acuity Brands from $280.00 to $318.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Acuity Brands from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Acuity Brands presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $324.00.

Acuity Brands Stock Performance

NYSE:AYI opened at $307.55 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.16, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Acuity Brands has a twelve month low of $156.84 and a twelve month high of $312.20. The company has a fifty day moving average of $267.22 and a 200-day moving average of $257.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.41.

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 1st. The electronics maker reported $4.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.90 by $0.40. Acuity Brands had a return on equity of 20.49% and a net margin of 11.00%. The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.74 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Acuity Brands Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Investors of record on Friday, October 18th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 18th. Acuity Brands’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4.88%.

Institutional Trading of Acuity Brands

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in Acuity Brands by 38.1% during the 1st quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 51,890 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $13,913,000 after acquiring an additional 14,329 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its position in shares of Acuity Brands by 148.4% in the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 4,397 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,166,000 after acquiring an additional 2,627 shares during the period. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp grew its stake in Acuity Brands by 8.0% during the second quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 28,846 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $6,965,000 after acquiring an additional 2,138 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in Acuity Brands by 15.0% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 42,027 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $11,281,000 after acquiring an additional 5,474 shares during the period. Finally, Seven Eight Capital LP purchased a new stake in Acuity Brands in the 1st quarter worth approximately $757,000. 98.21% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Acuity Brands

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.