Acuity Brands Inc (AYI)

AYI (NYSE:Electronics)
$77.29
neg -0.24
-0.31%
Today's Range: 77.08 - 77.86 | AYI Avg Daily Volume: 426,600
Last Update: 05/20/13 - 4:00 PM EDT
Volume: 227,834
YTD Performance: 14.47%
Open: $77.34
Previous Close: $77.53
52 Week Range: $48.11 - $77.96
Oustanding Shares: 42,836,096
Market Cap: 3,321,082,523
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TheStreet Ratings Grade for AYI
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 3 3 6 5
Moderate Buy 0 0 0 0
Hold 6 7 6 7
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 2 2 2 2
Mean Rec. 2.82 2.83 2.43 2.57
Latest Dividend: 0.13
Latest Dividend Yield: 0.67%
Dividend Ex-Date: 04/15/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 28.30
Price Earnings Comparisons:
AYI Sector Avg. S&P 500
28.30 28.30 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
8.27% 53.11% 75.73%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 7.70 0.17 0.05
Net Income 10.20 0.37 0.11
EPS 12.40 0.32 0.10
Earnings for AYI:
EBITDA 0.26B
Revenue 1.93B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (05/13) Qtr (08/13) FY (08/13) FY (08/14)
Average Estimate $0.89 $1.04 $3.22 $3.87
Number of Analysts 10 10 11 10
High Estimate $0.98 $1.11 $3.39 $4.20
Low Estimate $0.84 $0.89 $2.95 $3.33
Prior Year $0.82 $0.88 $3.00 $3.22
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 8.66% 18.41% 7.18% 20.29%
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bullishAcuity Brands price target increased at UBS

Apr 4, 2013 | 7:59 AM EDT

AYI's price target was raised to $83 as the North American market is expected to show improving business trends in the second half of the year, said UBS.

bullishAcuity Brands initiated coverage at UBS

Mar 5, 2013 | 7:28 AM EST

AYI was initiated with a Buy rating at UBS. The company is uniquely positioned as a lighting pure-play in early innings of a recovery.

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 | Oct 3, 2012 | 8:40 AM EDT

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bullishAcuity target raised at Oppenheimer

Oct 1, 2012 | 8:54 AM EDT

Shares of AYI now seen reaching $66, Oppenheimer said. Improving order rates. Perform rating.

bearishAcuity Brands downgraded at Piper

Sep 27, 2012 | 6:51 AM EDT

AYI was downgraded from Overweight to Neutral, Piper Jaffray said. Valuation call, based on a $66 price target. 

updateAcuity Brands rated new Hold at Stifel

Apr 20, 2012 | 8:25 AM EDT

AYI was initiated with a Hold rating, Stifel Nicolaus said. Valuation call.

 

 

bullishAcuity Brands target raised at Oppenheimer

Apr 3, 2012 | 8:25 AM EDT

Shares of AYI now seen reaching $64, Oppenheimer said. Improving nonresidential construction cycle. Perform rating.

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 | Jan 31, 2012 | 6:15 AM EST

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bullishAcuity Brands numbers raised at Jefferies

Jan 10, 2012 | 8:10 AM EST

Shares of AYI now seen reaching AYI, Jefferies said. Estimates also raised on solid first quarter results.  Hold rating.

bullishAcuity Brands numbers increased at JMP

Jan 10, 2012 | 7:27 AM EST

AYI estimates were raised through 2012, JMP Securities said. Higher pricing should drive margin expansion. Outperform rating and new $64 price target.

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