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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 10 Apr 2026.
Acuity INC. (de): what insiders have been doing
Acuity INC. (de), classified in the Industry sector, is a listed company based in Atlanta, founded in 2001. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for Acuity INC. (de) logged 11 filings by 8 insiders.
Open-market activity splits into 1 purchase totalling €243k and 2 sales totalling €855k; 1 insider sit on the buying side and 2 insiders on the selling side. On balance, insiders were net sellers of €613k. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. One trade stands out by size: a sale of €542k from Holcom Karen J, disclosed on 3 June 2026, or 0.0057% of market capitalisation. Those buying include 1 senior executive.
The last insider purchase was made public on 10 April 2026, 191 days ago. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 2 days. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,458 companies) published 22 filings over the same period, against 11 filings here. Our records for Acuity INC. (de) go back to 2016, with 5 purchases and 11 sales on the open market in total. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 August 2025), the company reported revenue of 4.35 bn USD and net income of 396.6 m USD, with a dividend of 0.66 USD per share.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at Tennant Co and Butler National Corp also feature in our signals. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
94
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€479,063
5 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€6M
11 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleHolcom Karen J2 sales
Goldman Barry R1 sale
Laura O'Shaughnessy1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- +18.0%Entry US$282.23 · Close at T+90 US$333.11
- +0.1%Entry US$259.61 · Close at T+365 US$259.89
- +0.9%Entry US$209.43 · Close at T+365 US$211.30
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Acuity INC. (de) Buy (bullish), based on 6 analysts. Average price target: US$375.17.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 6,672 of 24,148 companies
62.7
score / 100
Value56
Quality70
FCF yld6.0%
Earn yld4.5%
EV/EBITDA14.6x
ROE19%
Gross mgn48%
Net mgn9.1%
Debt/EBITDA1.5x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended August 2025 · cache
US$296.87
Analyst consensus
6 analystsBuy
US$345.00Target US$375.17(+26%)US$415.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$4.3B
Gross profitUS$2.1B48% margin
EBITDAUS$675.8M16% margin
Net incomeUS$396.6M11.4% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)17.4x
PER (forward)12.7x
P/Book3.1x
Beta1.30
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$8.9B
Total debtUS$1B
Free Cash FlowUS$533M
Debt / Equity23%
Profitability & ownership
ROE18.6%
ROA8.9%
% insiders0.4%
% institutions103.0%
Last declaration on 1 September 2026
Declarations94 total
2,000 shares@ US$329.620.0070% mcap20.0% of flowCommon StockSEC144:0001964306-26-000420
1,200 shares@ US$365.650.0047% mcap32.8% of flowCommon StockSEC144:0001964306-26-000309
2,076 shares@ US$303.140.0057% mcap19.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001302261-26-000006:0
1,000 shares@ US$282.98100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001813477-26-000006:0
Canonical exit: 7 Jul 2026 (T+90)
897 shares@ US$239.760.0021% mcap6.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001302261-26-000003:0
546 shares@ US$320.59100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001176400-26-000003:0
1,007 shares@ US$362.8026.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001790061-25-000009:0
1,297 shares0Common StockSEC:0001790061-25-000007:0
2,296 shares0Common StockSEC:0001302261-25-000004:0
6,322 shares0Common StockSEC:0001804778-25-000004:0
2,325 shares@ US$239.7640.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001144215-25-000067:0
6,000 shares@ US$301.0454.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001144215-25-000064:0
534 shares@ US$328.0028.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001144215-25-000023:0
3,864 shares0Common StockSEC:0001144215-24-000099:0
2,078 shares@ US$303.0946.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001144215-24-000095:1
216 shares@ US$303.094.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001144215-24-000095:2
3,783 shares@ US$303.0955.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001144215-24-000097:1
1,761 shares@ US$303.0912.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001144215-24-000099:1
244 shares@ US$303.091.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001144215-24-000099:2
2,145 shares@ US$207.8010.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001144215-24-000099:3
5,120 shares@ US$305.0037.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001144215-24-000099:4
4,830 shares0Common StockSEC:0001144215-24-000095:0
25 of 94 declarations
About Acuity INC. (de)
Acuity Inc. (DE) is a U.S.-listed industrial company traded on the NYSE under the ticker AYI, and it is headquartered in Atlanta, United States. The company traces its roots to the 2001 spin-off from National Service Industries, when the lighting equipment and specialty products businesses became an independent public company. Since then, Acuity has evolved from a traditional lighting manufacturer into a broader industrial technology platform focused on lighting, controls, software-enabled spaces, and connected-building solutions. ([investors.acuityinc.com](https://investors.acuityinc.com/news-releases/news-release-details/acuity-brands-spin-completed?utm_source=openai))
Acuity operates through two reporting segments: Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS). ABL houses the company’s core lighting portfolio, including indoor and outdoor luminaires, lighting controls, and connected lighting systems. AIS is the newer growth engine, centered on intelligent spaces, building-management solutions, interoperability, and cloud-manageable audio, video, and control capabilities. The company’s brand portfolio includes names that are well known in the professional lighting market, such as Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Juno, nLight, Sensor Switch, Distech Controls, Atrius, and QSC. ([acuityinc.com](https://www.acuityinc.com/?utm_source=openai))
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From a competitive standpoint, Acuity is a leading North American player in professional lighting and controls, with a strong reputation in commercial, industrial, institutional, retail, and infrastructure applications. Its position is supported by product breadth, energy efficiency, design capability, and an increasing software and systems component. That matters strategically: the company is no longer selling only hardware, but integrated solutions that combine luminaires, sensors, software, controls, and analytics. In my view, that mix improves customer stickiness and raises the competitive barrier versus pure-play lighting vendors. ([investors.acuityinc.com](https://investors.acuityinc.com/news-releases/news-release-details/acuity-brands-reports-fiscal-2019-fourth-quarter-and-full-year?utm_source=openai))
Geographically, Acuity remains primarily North America-focused, but its platform serves a wide range of end markets and project types through manufacturing, engineering, and channel relationships. Its products and services span LED lighting, architectural lighting, intelligent controls, occupancy sensing, day-lighting related solutions, and building-space technologies designed to make facilities smarter, safer, and more efficient. ([investors.acuityinc.com](https://investors.acuityinc.com/news-releases/news-release-details/acuity-brands-lithonia-lighting-announces-availability-new?utm_source=openai))
Recent company developments reinforce the investment case. In 2025, Acuity changed its corporate name from Acuity Brands, Inc. to Acuity Inc., signaling a broader strategy beyond lighting. It also completed the acquisition of QSC, expanding AIS into cloud-manageable audio, video, and control, and acquired M3 Innovation. In fiscal 2026, management reported another solid quarter with sales growth, margin expansion, higher adjusted EPS, a dividend increase, and ongoing share repurchases, all of which point to disciplined capital allocation and continued operating momentum. ([investors.acuityinc.com](https://investors.acuityinc.com/news-releases/news-release-details/acuity-positioned-growth-and-compounding-value?utm_source=openai))
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