The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Acuity Inc shares valued at $1,230,504 were sold by GOLDMAN BARRY R on Jul 01 ’25. At $298.30 per share, GOLDMAN BARRY R sold 4,125 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,638 shares worth approximately $2.03 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, HOLCOM KAREN J sold 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,806,240 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $301.04 each, the insider now holds 18,696 shares.
Before that, GOLDMAN BARRY R had added 4,125 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,230,507, the Officer bought Acuity Inc shares for $298.30 each.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on January 14, 2025, Acuity Inc [AYI] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $370 from $304. Analysts at Morgan Stanley started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of January 02, 2025, William Blair has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for AYI. Earlier on June 28, 2024, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for AYI stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing AYI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Acuity Inc [NYSE: AYI] plunged -0.21% to $305.38. The stock’s lowest price that day was $304.53, but it reached a high of $308.985 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.39%. Over the course of the year, Acuity Inc shares have jumped approximately 26.50%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $345.30 on 01/24/25 and a 52-week low of $216.81 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Acuity Inc (AYI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 303.61, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 301.84. In the upper region, resistance lies at 308.07. The next price resistance is at 310.75. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 71.32 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Acuity Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Acuity Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 36690.0 shares to 0.72 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.68 million shares. A jump of 5.1% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.33.
Which companies own the most shares of Acuity Inc (AYI)?
In terms of Acuity Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 325 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.2% from the previous closing price of $306.02. Analysts anticipate Acuity Inc stock to reach 380 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 275. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Acuity Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On April 04, 2024, Oppenheimer assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $315.
