Q1 EPS Estimates for Acuity Brands Reduced by Zacks Research

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Acuity Brands in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst A. Ram now expects that the electronics maker will post earnings of $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.

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

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

Acuity Brands Stock Performance

Acuity Brands stock opened at $307.55 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $267.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $257.05. Acuity Brands has a twelve month low of $156.84 and a twelve month high of $312.20. The company has a market capitalization of $9.46 billion, a PE ratio of 25.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.41. 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 Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. 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 payout ratio is currently 4.88%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Acuity Brands by 366.2% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 345,628 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $83,430,000 after buying an additional 271,485 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Acuity Brands by 187.8% during the 2nd quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 330,331 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $79,755,000 after acquiring an additional 215,547 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC raised its position in shares of Acuity Brands by 353.1% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 173,683 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $41,934,000 after acquiring an additional 135,350 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Acuity Brands by 35.7% during the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 407,164 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $98,306,000 after purchasing an additional 107,171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB purchased a new stake in Acuity Brands in the first quarter worth $25,188,000. 98.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.