Acuity Brands (AYI) Gets a Buy from Wells Fargo
In a report released on December 11, Joe O’Dea from Wells Fargo maintained a Buy rating on Acuity Brands, with a price target of $405.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $374.64.
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According to TipRanks, O’Dea is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 11.1% and a 63.10% success rate. O’Dea covers the Industrials sector, focusing on stocks such as 3M, Dover, and Lennox International.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Acuity Brands with a $395.17 average price target.
Based on Acuity Brands’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending August 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $1.21 billion and a net profit of $114 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $1.03 billion and had a net profit of $118.9 million
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 15 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of AYI in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in October 2025, BARRY R GOLDMAN, the SVP & GC of AYI sold 4,489.00 shares for a total of $1,638,989.25.
