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 $1,638,989 were sold by GOLDMAN BARRY R on Oct 28 ’25. At $365.11 per share, GOLDMAN BARRY R sold 4,489 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,056 shares worth approximately $1.95 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Barry Goldman purchased 4,489 shares, netting a total of over 1,638,987 in proceeds.
Before that, GOLDMAN BARRY R had sold 4,687 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,724,881, the SVP & General Counsel traded Acuity Inc shares for $368.01 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,687 shares, worth approximately $3.4 million.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on October 02, 2025, Acuity Inc [AYI] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $390. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of January 14, 2025, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for AYI. Earlier on January 06, 2025, Morgan Stanley initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for AYI stock.
Analyzing AYI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Acuity Inc [NYSE: AYI] plunged -12.85% to $322.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $312.12, but it reached a high of $346.5 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -10.49%. Over the course of the year, Acuity Inc shares have jumped approximately 4.78%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $380.17 on 01/05/26 and a 52-week low of $312.12 on 01/08/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Acuity Inc (AYI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 307.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 292.58. In the upper region, resistance lies at 341.80. The next price resistance is at 361.34. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 28.85 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is Acuity Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Acuity Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 57421.0 shares to 0.66 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 0.6 million shares. A jump of 8.69% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.67.
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 405 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.52% from the previous closing price of $369.79. Analysts anticipate Acuity Inc stock to reach 425 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 360. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Acuity Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026.
