What is William Blair’s Estimate for Acuity Q1 Earnings?

Acuity, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) – Investment analysts at William Blair increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Acuity in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, June 24th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $4.21 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $4.19. The consensus estimate for Acuity’s current full-year earnings is $15.86 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Acuity’s Q4 2026 earnings at $4.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.59 EPS.

Acuity (NYSE:AYI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 3rd. The electronics maker reported $3.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.67 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. Acuity had a return on equity of 19.73% and a net margin of 10.53%. Acuity’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.38 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on AYI. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Acuity from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. Morgan Stanley set a $335.00 price objective on shares of Acuity in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Acuity from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $315.00 price target on shares of Acuity and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Acuity has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $323.60.

Acuity Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE AYI opened at $286.95 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The company has a 50-day moving average of $260.21 and a 200 day moving average of $282.93. The stock has a market cap of $8.87 billion, a PE ratio of 21.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.60. Acuity has a 12-month low of $216.81 and a 12-month high of $345.30.

Institutional Trading of Acuity

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Durable Capital Partners LP grew its position in Acuity by 158.9% in the 4th quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 1,088,477 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $317,977,000 after acquiring an additional 668,048 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Acuity in the fourth quarter worth about $110,236,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Acuity by 29,415.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 227,271 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $59,852,000 after purchasing an additional 226,501 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in shares of Acuity by 103.0% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 312,904 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $82,403,000 after purchasing an additional 158,741 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Acuity by 34.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 613,217 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $157,910,000 after purchasing an additional 157,790 shares during the last quarter. 98.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Acuity Company Profile

Acuity Brands, Inc provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, location-aware applications in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL); and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG). The ABL segment provides commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting solutions, as well as lighting controls and components for various indoor and outdoor applications under the A-Light, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, Cyclone, Dark to Light, eldoLED, Eureka, Gotham, Healthcare Lighting, Holophane, Hydrel, Indy, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminaire LED, Luminis, Mark Architectural Lighting, nLight, OPTOTRONIC, Peerless, RELOCWiring Solutions, and Sensor Switch.