Canaccord Genuity Cuts Price Target on Acuity Brands (AYI) Following Slight EPS Miss

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Acuity Brands' (AYI) Q1 Results Affirm Establishment of Robust Trends - Oppenheimer

January 8, 2016 12:36 PM EST

Oppenheimer reaffirms Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) with an Outperform rating and $265 price target following Q1 results release earlier Friday.

Analyst Christopher Glynn commented: AYI's reporting basis for adjusted earnings now excludes all stock-based compensation and all acquired intangibles amortization. Our variance... More

Acuity Brands (AYI) Tops Q1 EPS by 7c

January 8, 2016 8:54 AM EST

Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) reported Q1 EPS of $1.65, $0.07 better than the analyst estimate of $1.58. Revenue for the quarter came in at $736.6 million versus the consensus estimate of $740.31 million.

Outlook

Vernon J. Nagel, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands, commented, We remain very bullish about our prospects for continued future profitable growth. Third-party forecasts as well as key leading indicators suggest that the growth rate for the North American lighting market, which includes renovation and retrofit activity, will be in the mid-to-upper single... More

Trading Radar for 1/8: AZZ, Inc. (AZZ), Acuity Brands (AYI), Synergy Resources (SYRG) Report

January 7, 2016 2:59 PM EST

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for the next trading session:

Before Markets Open:
Economics:
8:30am EST

Nonfarm Payrolls - Street sees 200KNonfarm Private Payrolls - Street sees 194KUnemployment Rate - Street sees 5.00%Hourly... More