A perfect four-quarter earnings beat record and a Piotroski F-Score of 9/9 signal a high-quality business entering its next report in 9 days, but a technical death cross and just 1.4% headroom to the analyst consensus target leave the near-term risk/reward tilted against new entry.
Thesis pillars
- Perfect Earnings Beat Streak↑Improving
- Piotroski Nine Quality Franchise→Stable
- Death Cross Technical Block→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Acuity Inc. (AYI) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $303.25, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico (55.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: sole-source supplier situations.
Acuity Inc. designs and markets lighting, building management systems, and audio-video platforms through two segments — Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) — sold primarily in North America via electrical distributors, system integrators, and direct... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $303.25, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico (55.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: sole-source supplier situations. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 82d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-17Recent Developments — Acuity Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Acuity (AYI) Brands Downgraded on a Softening Lighting Market: Cyclical Dip or Structural Slowdown? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS Acuity (AYI) Brands Downgraded on a Softening Lighting Market: Cyclical Dip or Structural Slowdown? - finance.yahoo.com — finance.yahoo.com negative
- NEWS Acuity Brands (AYI) Q3 Earnings: What To Expect - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- NEWS Acuity Brands (AYI) Q3 Earnings: What To Expect - tradingview.com — tradingview.com neutral
- NEWS Acuity Brands (AYI) Q3 Earnings: What To Expect - FinancialContent — FinancialContent neutral
Generated 2026-10-17T11:32:02Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicMexico55%10-K Item 1A: 'Approximately 55% of our finished products are manufactured in Mexico'
- HIGHSuppliersole-source supplier situations10-K Item 1A: 'which on a limited basis, results in sole-source supplier situations'
- LOWGeographicnon-U.S. net sales14%10-K Item 1: 'net sales initiated outside of the U.S. represented approximately 14% of total net sales'
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $303.25, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico (55.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: sole-source supplier situations. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Analyst target $326.39 (+7.6%), stop $286.09 (−6.0%), A.R:R 1.4:1. Score 6.5/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $326.39 (+7.6% upside). Analyst target $326.39 (+7.6%), stop $286.09 (−6.0%), A.R:R 1.4:1. Stop-loss: $286.09.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico (55.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: sole-source supplier situations; Thin upside margin: 7.6%.
Acuity Inc. trades at a P/E of 17.7 (forward 13.0). TrendMatrix value score: 7.1/10. Verdict: Hold.
12 analysts cover AYI with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $375.
What does Acuity Inc. do?Acuity Inc. designs and markets lighting, building management systems, and audio-video platforms through two segments —...
Acuity Inc. designs and markets lighting, building management systems, and audio-video platforms through two segments — Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) — sold primarily in North America via electrical distributors, system integrators, and direct accounts. The company employs approximately 13,800 people and manufactures about 55% of finished goods in Mexico, investing $140.2 million in R&D in fiscal 2025.