Q3 EPS Estimates for Acuity Brands Reduced by Zacks Research

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Acuity Brands in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst A. Ram now forecasts that the electronics maker will post earnings of $4.07 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.09. The consensus estimate for Acuity Brands’ current full-year earnings is $15.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Acuity Brands’ Q4 2025 earnings at $4.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.51 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.33 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.75 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.75 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.28 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $18.17 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Acuity Brands from $370.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. StockNews.com cut Acuity Brands from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. William Blair upgraded Acuity Brands from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Acuity Brands from $280.00 to $318.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Acuity Brands from $320.00 to $336.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $341.40.

Acuity Brands Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of Acuity Brands stock opened at $335.02 on Friday. Acuity Brands has a 12-month low of $217.64 and a 12-month high of $345.30. The company has a quick ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The business’s 50 day moving average is $315.91 and its 200-day moving average is $286.03. The stock has a market cap of $10.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.40.

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The electronics maker reported $3.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.87 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $951.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $955.60 million. Acuity Brands had a return on equity of 19.98% and a net margin of 11.11%. Acuity Brands’s revenue was up 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.72 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Acuity Brands

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Acuity Brands by 517.6% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 105 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Acuity Brands during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Acuity Brands in the third quarter worth $33,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Acuity Brands during the third quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Acuity Brands in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $62,000. 98.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Acuity Brands

In other Acuity Brands news, SVP Barry R. Goldman sold 5,120 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $305.00, for a total value of $1,561,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 8,438 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,573,590. The trade was a 37.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Acuity Brands Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This is a boost from Acuity Brands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.20%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. Acuity Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.42%.

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.