Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for AYI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Acuity (AYI) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$305.91−13.51 (−4.2%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryAcuity's week centers on its upcoming fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report, due before the opening bell on 1 October 2026, with several pieces coverage previewing analyst projections for key metrics ahead of that release. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share, payable 2 November 2026 to shareholders of record by 16 October 2026, and shares had approached a new 52-week high on 23 September before pulling back. A Form 3 filing from a newly appointed director was also recorded but carries no operational detail.
The stock closed at $305.91, down 4.2%, sitting between its 50-day average of $332.05 and 200-day average of $315.38, a mixed trend picture. The GekkoIndex reads 62.5, placing AYI in the Accumulation zone, though the index has slipped 5.7 points over five sessions. Price sits 2.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $297.65.
Earnings arrive on 1 October 2026, just 2 days out and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report showed EPS of $4.97 against a $4.84 estimate with an 18.6% reaction. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows, though one billionaire holder is recorded. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 9.4% gain over 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Consensus among 2 covering analysts stands at a $398.29 target, implying 30.2% upside from current levels.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Acuity price vs fair value
Close $305.91200-day averageGekko Fair Value $297.65
Acuity quick facts
- Market cap
- $9.16B
- P/E ratio
- 20.6
- Forward P/E
- 14.1
- EPS, TTM
- $15.06
- Revenue, TTM
- $4.61B
- Profit margin
- 10.2%
- Dividend yield
- 0.24%
- Beta
- 1.29
- Volume
- 636,721 avg 302,932
- 1-year return
- −8.5%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.6%
- 50-day average
- $332.05
- 200-day average
- $315.38
- Next earnings
- Oct 1 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 29.94M
Acuity swing-trade checklist
Acuity scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $305.91 sits between the 50-day ($332.05) and 200-day ($315.38) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
62.5, Accumulation
Reading 62.5 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
2.8% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (2.8% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 2 days
Reports on Oct 1, 2026, 2 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+9.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +9.4% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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Acuity stock chart and price history
Acuity closed at $305.91 on Sep 28, 2026, −8.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $257.04 to $380.17.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −10.5%
- 3 months
- −16.8%
- 6 months
- +13.4%
- 1 year
- −8.5%
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About Acuity
Acuity supplies lighting and building management products and systems to customers across North America and other international markets. It is widely associated with commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting fixtures, control systems, and related components used in both indoor and outdoor settings, marketed under a wide range of brand names.
The company runs through two main segments. One covers lighting and lighting controls, selling to electrical distributors, home improvement retailers, utilities, national accounts, online sellers, lighting showrooms, and energy service companies. The other segment concentrates on building management systems and location-based applications, working with system integrators and end-users such as retailers, airports, and corporate campuses.
Acuity was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker AYI.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Electrical products
- Website
- acuityinc.com
Acuity GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Acuity’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.5, in the Accumulation zone, down 5.7 points over five sessions.
62.5Accumulation
Down 5.7 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 38 | −1.1% | −0.5% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 166 | +0.3% | +0.7% | ||
| Neutral | 417 | +0.5% | +1.5% | ||
| Distribution | 43 | −0.6% | +2.6% | ||
| Selling | 8 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average AYI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Acuity stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Acuity trades 2.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $297.65, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Acuity shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$297.65
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
2.8% above fair value · About fair value
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Acuity insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Acuity, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in AYI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Acuity has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended May 31, 2026
- $126.9M
- As a share of market cap
- 1.39%
- Trailing four quarters
- $257.1M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
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Acuity earnings: next date and track record
Acuity reports on Oct 1, 2026, before the open (2 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 1, 2026
Expected before the open, 2 days away
- EPS estimate
- $5.66
- Revenue estimate
- $1.25B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±8.5%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jun 25, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Acuity Brands Fiscal 2026 Q3 earnings call highlighted solid execution across the company with net sales growth, margin expansion, EPS improvement, strong cash flow, and disciplined capital allocation. Management emphasized AIS (Acuity Infrastructure Solutions) growth driven by Distech and QSC, product innovation, entry into adjacencies like refrigeration and data centers, and strategic acquisitions prioritized for AIS. ABL (Acuity Brands Lighting) saw sequential improvement and maintained strong margins despite slightly lower sales; product portfolio simplification (Contractor Select, Design Select, Made-to-Order) and new product introductions (Beyond by Lithonia Lighting, CPX3P) were highlighted. Financials: net sales $1.2B (+2% YoY), adjusted gross margin 50.1%, adjusted operating profit $224M (+1%), adj. EPS $5.31 (+4%). ABL sales $905M (-2%), AIS sales $304M (+15%). Q&A focused on AIS growth sustainability, capital deployment (cash usage, buybacks, M&A), order trends and backlog normalization, inflation and SG&A investments (tech/AI), margin expansion in soft volume, data center opportunity, and organic growth vs. M&A for AIS.
- Guidance
- Management did not provide specific numeric forward-looking guidance (no revenue or EPS targets). They offered qualitative forward-looking commentary: expect continued firming of demand over next four quarters, continued margin expansion opportunities, Q4 seasonality with sequential increase from Q3 (but potentially less steep), AIS to continue growing at higher rates and remain priority for acquisitions, and continued share buybacks/dividends/acquisitions under an unchanged capital allocation framework.
- Risks flagged
- Several risks and headwinds were mentioned qualitatively: lingering impacts from tariffs and government shutdowns that affected prior periods, materials inflation (metals), rising SG&A costs (medical up 12%), supply shocks (memory), and potential softness in certain end markets. ABI data weakness and uncertainty in economic indicators were also noted.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | $4.97 est $4.84 | $1.20B est $1.18B | +18.6% |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $3.16 est $4.01 | $1.06B est $1.09B | −6.5% |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $4.69 est $4.52 | $1.14B est $1.14B | −12.0% |
| Oct 1, 2025 | $5.20 est $4.83 | $1.21B est $1.23B | +3.4% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $5.12 est $4.44 | $1.18B est $1.15B | +5.5% |
| Apr 3, 2025 | $3.73 est $3.70 | $1.01B est $1.03B | −12.3% |
| Jan 8, 2025 | $3.97 est $3.90 | $951.6M est $1.03B | +0.5% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | $4.30 est $4.27 | $1.03B est $1.02B | +9.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Acuity stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Acuity is $398.29, +30.2% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$398.29consensus 12-month target, +30.2% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | William Blair | — | — |
| Jul 1 | Morgan Stanley | $410 | +34.0% |
+0.7%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+9.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Acuity seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Acuity averaged +9.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +8.3% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +10.6% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +8.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +9.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +17.2% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, AYI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.6%.
Acuity market cap and key statistics
Acuity’s market cap is $9.16B, with a P/E ratio of 20.6 and revenue of $4.61B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $9.16B
- P/E ratio
- 20.6
- Forward P/E
- 14.1
- EPS, TTM
- $15.06
- Gekko Fair Value
- $297.65
Trading
- Volume
- 636,721
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 302,932
- 52-week high
- $380.17
- 52-week low
- $257.04
- Shares outstanding
- 29.94M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $4.61B
- Profit margin
- 10.2%
- Return on equity
- 17.4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +46.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.29
- Typical daily move
- ±3.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.6%
- Dividend yield
- 0.24%
Acuity stock news this week
Coverage of Acuity this week reads positive: 2 positive, 1 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- [Form 3] ACUITY INC. (DE) Initial Statement of Beneficial OwnershipStock Titan, Sep 28
- What Analyst Projections for Key Metrics Reveal About Acuity (AYI) Q4 EarningsZacks Investment Research, Sep 28
- Acuity (NYSE:AYI) versus Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE) Head-To-Head AnalysisDefense World, Sep 28
- Acuity Inc. (AYI) Stock Price, News, Quote & HistoryYahoo! Finance Canada, Sep 25
- Acuity Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 2, 2026marketscreener.com, Sep 24
- Acuity Inc. Declares Quarterly DividendGlobeNewsWire, Sep 24
Acuity peers
Acuity’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEVGE Vernova | Neutral | 6.0% above |
| ETNEaton | Neutral | 18.4% above |
| LITELumentum | Accumulation | 5.5% below |
| AMEAMETEK | Neutral | 14.0% above |
| ROKRockwell Automation | Neutral | 12.0% above |
| HUBBHubbell | Neutral | 7.4% below |
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Acuity stock FAQ
What is Acuity’s market cap?
Acuity’s market cap is $9.16B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $305.91, with 29.94M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 20.6.
What is the Acuity stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Acuity is $398.29, +30.2% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Acuity stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Acuity is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $305.91 is 2.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $297.65. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Acuity report earnings next?
Acuity is expected to report on Oct 1, 2026, before the market opens (2 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $5.66 per share on revenue of $1.25B. Acuity beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.5% on average across the report.
What is Acuity’s 52-week high and low?
Acuity’s 52-week high is $380.17 and its 52-week low is $257.04; it closed at $305.91 on Sep 28, 2026, −8.5% over the past year.
Is Acuity stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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