Acuity Inc. (AYI) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $272.04 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico manufacturing (55.0%); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Acuity Inc. (renamed from Acuity Brands in March 2025) is an industrial technology company with Acuity Brands Lighting (luminaires, controls) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (building management, Q-SYS audio-video) segments. Approximately 55% of finished goods are manufactured at... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $272.04 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico manufacturing (55.0%); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 37, MACD bearish. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 36d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Acuity Inc.
Latest news
- Goldman Sachs Maintains Neutral on Acuity, Lowers Price Target to $295 — benzinga Apr 6, 2026 neutral
- Baird Maintains Neutral on Acuity, Lowers Price Target to $315 — benzinga Apr 6, 2026 neutral
- US Stocks Mixed Following Trump's Iran War Address: Investor Fear Eases, But Greed Index Remains In 'Extreme Fear' Zone — benzinga Apr 6, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicMexico manufacturing55%10-K Item 1A: 'Approximately 55% of our finished products are manufactured in Mexico, a country that periodically experiences heightened civil unrest or may experience trade disputes with the U.S.'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 3.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $272.04 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico manufacturing (55.0%); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 37, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $263.11. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $306.68 (+12.7% upside). Prior stop was $263.11. Stop-loss: $263.11.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Mexico manufacturing (55.0%); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Negative momentum.
Acuity Inc. trades at a P/E of 20.7 (forward 13.3). TrendMatrix value score: 6.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
13 analysts cover AYI with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $353.
What does Acuity Inc. do?Acuity Inc. (renamed from Acuity Brands in March 2025) is an industrial technology company with Acuity Brands Lighting...
Acuity Inc. (renamed from Acuity Brands in March 2025) is an industrial technology company with Acuity Brands Lighting (luminaires, controls) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (building management, Q-SYS audio-video) segments. Approximately 55% of finished goods are manufactured at seven facilities in Mexico; approximately 14% of net sales originate outside the U.S. No individual customer exceeded 10% of net sales in fiscal 2025.