Why Acuity Inc.’s (AYI) Stock Is Up 21.74%

By Tudor Pop
August 01, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Acuity Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Acuity Inc.’s stock price such as:

  • Acuity Inc.’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Acuity Inc.’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for AYI from analysts
  • AYI’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Acuity Inc. (AYI)

Before we jump into Acuity Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Acuity Inc. provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, and an audio, video, and control platform in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL); and the Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS). The ABL segment provides lighting solutions and luminaires with advanced electronics under the Aculux, American Electric Lighting, Cyclone, Dark to Light, eldoLED, Eureka, Fresco, Gotham, Healthcare Lighting, Holophane, Hydrel, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminaire LED, Luminis, Mark Architectural Lighting, Nightingale, nLight, Peerless, RELOC Wiring Solutions, and SensorSwitch brand names. This segment serves electrical distributors, consumer retailers, large corporate accounts, and original equipment manufacturer customers. The AIS segment offers Distech Controls intelligent Building Management Systems (BMS), such as products for controlling heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, shades, refrigeration, and building access that prioritize end-user outcomes; Q-SYS, a full-stack audio, video, and control platform, and QSC Audio, an audio technology for live entertainers and sound reinforcement professionals. This segment serves retail stores, airports, universities, enterprise campuses, sports venues, themed entertainment, and hospitality sectors through system integrators. It offers its products and solutions under the Atrius, Distech Controls, QSC, and KE2 Therm Solutions brands. Acuity Inc. was formerly known as Acuity Brands, Inc. and changed its name to Acuity Inc. in March 2025. Acuity Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Acuity Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Acuity Inc.’s stock price was $328.390.

Acuity Inc. is down 2.8% from its previous closing price of $337.850.

During the last market session, Acuity Inc.’s stock traded between $326.810 and $346.110. Currently, there are approximately 30.27 million shares outstanding for Acuity Inc..

Acuity Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 21.8, which is low compared to the Electrical Equipment industry median of 38.2. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Acuity Inc. Stock Price History

Acuity Inc.’s (AYI) price is currently down 12.82% so far this month.

During the month of July, Acuity Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $375.280 and a low of $323.510.

Over the last year, Acuity Inc. has hit prices as high as $380.170 and as low as $257.040. Year to date, Acuity Inc.’s stock is down 8.79%.

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What Caused Acuity Inc. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Acuity Inc.’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Acuity Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Acuity Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Acuity Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a C, which means it is considered to be Average.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Acuity Inc. (AYI) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Acuity Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Acuity Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 0.12%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 53 and is considered to be Average.

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Acuity Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Acuity Inc.’s stock price is $328.390, which is down 2.8% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Acuity Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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