Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Acuity (AYI)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Acuity (NYSE: AYI):

• 10/20/2026 – Acuity had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 10/8/2026 – Acuity had its price target lowered by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $440.00 to $415.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/3/2026 – Acuity was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 10/2/2026 – Acuity had its price target lowered by Robert W. Baird from $360.00 to $348.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2026 – Acuity had its price target lowered by Robert W. Baird from $390.00 to $360.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Acuity was downgraded by William Blair from “outperform” to “market perform”.
• 9/22/2026 – Acuity had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 8/30/2026 – Acuity was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 8/22/2026 – Acuity was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.

Acuity Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 16th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 16th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Acuity’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Acuity

In other news, CFO Karen Holcom sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $329.62, for a total value of $659,240.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 17,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,750,880.14. This represents a 10.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 2.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Acuity (NYSE: AYI), formerly known as Acuity Brands, is a technology company focused on improving how people experience and manage indoor and outdoor spaces. Its businesses develop lighting, lighting controls, building-management systems and related solutions for commercial, institutional, industrial and residential applications.

The company’s offerings include LED lighting fixtures, connected lighting systems, sensors, controls, building automation technologies and location-aware software.