Wed Oct 02 15:24:51 UTC 2024: ## Acuity Brands Stock Gets a Boost from Analyst Upgrades

**New York, NY – October 2, 2024** – Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI), a leading provider of lighting and building management solutions, saw its stock price target raised by multiple analysts this week, signaling a positive outlook for the company.

Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price for AYI from $289.00 to $305.00, representing a potential upside of 1.84% from the stock’s previous close. They maintained an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Oppenheimer was even more bullish, raising their target price to $370.00 from $315.00 and assigning an “outperform” rating to AYI. Robert W. Baird also upgraded their target price to $318.00 from $280.00 but assigned a “neutral” rating.

These upgrades follow Acuity Brands’ strong second-quarter earnings report released on October 1st. The company exceeded analyst expectations with earnings per share of $4.30, surpassing the consensus estimate of $3.90 by $0.40. Revenue for the quarter reached $1.03 billion, slightly exceeding the predicted $1.02 billion.

Despite the positive sentiment, StockNews.com downgraded AYI from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating on August 27th.

Overall, analysts remain optimistic about Acuity Brands’ future prospects, with the average target price standing at $313.50 and an average rating of “Hold” among surveyed analysts.

Institutional investors continue to show strong interest in the company, with several firms increasing their holdings in AYI during recent quarters.

Acuity Brands, known for its diverse portfolio of lighting solutions and building management systems, operates in two segments: Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL), and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG). The company serves both domestic and international markets.

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