On Oct 03, major Wall Street analysts update their ratings for $Acuity Brands (AYI.US)$, with price targets ranging from $305 to $370.
Wells Fargo analyst Joe O'Dea maintains with a hold rating, and maintains the target price at $305.
TD Cowen analyst Jeff Osborne maintains with a buy rating, and maintains the target price at $322.
Baird analyst Timothy Wojs maintains with a hold rating, and adjusts the target price from $280 to $318.
Oppenheimer analyst Christopher Glynn maintains with a buy rating, and maintains the target price at $370.
Furthermore, according to the comprehensive report, the opinions of $Acuity Brands (AYI.US)$'s main analysts recently are as follows:
The company is noted for its ongoing transformation of the shareholder value-creation proposition, which is enhancing its competitive edge in terms of sourcing, productivity, analytics, product vitality, and channel partnerships. The firm acknowledges the continued strength in gross margins and a slight sales advantage that contributed to a robust EPS outperformance, reinforcing confidence in the FY25 projections for EPS and sales growth.
Analysts note that Acuity Brands' results and guidance are generally in line with expectations. They observe that the forecast for revenue and margins by fiscal 2025 suggests a greater emphasis on performance in the second half of the year, particularly given that the comparisons for the first half appear to be easier.
The company is anticipated to have a strong setup leading into 2025, with agents and distributors engaged in building a substantial project funnel, although projects are not yet being released. Additionally, there is an expectation of improved margin potential, with medium-term targets for ABL margins increasing by +50-100 basis points per year.
Here are the latest investment ratings and price targets for $Acuity Brands (AYI.US)$ from 4 analysts:
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美東時間10月3日，多家華爾街大行更新了$Acuity Brands (AYI.US)$的評級，目標價介於305美元至370美元。
富國集團分析師Joe O'Dea維持持有評級，維持目標價305美元。
TD Cowen分析師Jeff Osborne維持買入評級，維持目標價322美元。
貝雅分析師Timothy Wojs維持持有評級，並將目標價從280美元上調至318美元。
奧本海默控股分析師Christopher Glynn維持買入評級，維持目標價370美元。
此外，綜合報道，$Acuity Brands (AYI.US)$近期主要分析師觀點如下：
該公司以持續轉變股東價值創造主張而聞名，這增強了其在採購、生產力、分析、產品活力和渠道合作伙伴關係方面的競爭優勢。該公司承認，毛利率的持續強勁增長和微弱的銷售優勢促成了每股收益的強勁跑贏大盤，增強了人們對25財年每股收益和銷售增長預測的信心。
分析師指出，Acuity Brands的業績和指導總體上符合預期。他們觀察到，對2025財年收入和利潤率的預測表明，下半年的業績將更加受到重視，特別是考慮到上半年的比較似乎更容易。
預計該公司在2025年之前將擁有強大的架構，儘管項目尚未發佈，但代理商和分銷商將參與建立龐大的項目渠道。此外，預計利潤潛力將提高，ABL利潤率的中期目標每年增加50-100個點子。
以下爲今日4位分析師對$Acuity Brands (AYI.US)$的最新投資評級及目標價：
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