Acuity Brands Stock Options

AYI Stock  USD 303.87  3.69  1.20%   
Acuity Brands' latest option contracts expiring on January 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.52. The Acuity Brands option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Acuity Brands option contracts. It shows all of Acuity Brands' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Acuity Brands Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

Acuity Brands' max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Acuity Brands

Analyzing Acuity Brands' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Acuity Brands regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Acuity Brands' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Acuity Brands' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Acuity Brands' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Acuity Current Options Market Mood

Acuity Brands' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Acuity Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Acuity Brands' options investors are not very successful. Acuity Brands' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Acuity contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Acuity Brands will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0325% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Acuity Brands trading at USD 303.87, that is roughly USD 0.0988. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Acuity Brands' daily price movement you should consider buying Acuity Brands options at the current volatility level of 0.52%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Acuity Brands options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Acuity calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Acuity Brands stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Acuity Brands Option Chain

When Acuity Brands' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Acuity Brands stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Acuity Brands' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Acuity. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Acuity. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Acuity Brands against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
AYI250117C001950000195.0134.6 - 139.0134.6In
Call
AYI250117C002000000200.0129.7 - 134.0129.7In
Call
AYI250117C002100000210.0119.9 - 124.0119.9In
Call
AYI250117C002200000220.0110.1 - 114.5110.1In
Call
AYI250117C002300000230.0100.4 - 104.5100.4In
Call
AYI250117C002400000240.090.7 - 95.090.7In
Call
AYI250117C002500000250.081.1 - 85.581.1In
Call
AYI250117C002600000260.071.5 - 76.071.5In
Call
AYI250117C002700000270.062.2 - 66.762.2In
Call
AYI250117C002800000280.053.3 - 57.853.3In
 Put
AYI250117P001950000195.00.0 - 2.52.5Out
 Put
AYI250117P002000000200.00.0 - 2.552.55Out
 Put
AYI250117P002100000210.00.0 - 2.652.65Out
 Put
AYI250117P002200000220.00.0 - 2.82.8Out
 Put
AYI250117P002300000230.00.0 - 2.952.95Out
 Put
AYI250117P002400000240.00.0 - 3.23.2Out
 Put
AYI250117P002500000250.00.0 - 3.43.4Out
 Put
AYI250117P002600000260.00.0 - 3.83.8Out
 Put
AYI250117P002700000270.00.15 - 4.20.15Out
 Put
AYI250117P002800000280.00.95 - 5.10.95Out

Acuity Brands Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Acuity Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.87 Billion

As of now, Acuity Brands' Total Stockholder Equity is increasing as compared to previous years.

Acuity Brands Corporate Directors

Maya LeibmanIndependent DirectorProfile
James HanceLead Independent DirectorProfile
George DillardIndependent DirectorProfile
Mark SachlebenIndependent DirectorProfile
When determining whether Acuity Brands offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Acuity Brands' financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Acuity Brands Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Acuity Brands Stock:
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Is Electrical Components & Equipment space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Acuity Brands. If investors know Acuity will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Acuity Brands listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.434
Dividend Share
0.58
Earnings Share
13.72
Revenue Per Share
124.365
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.022
The market value of Acuity Brands is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Acuity that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Acuity Brands' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Acuity Brands' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Acuity Brands' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Acuity Brands' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Acuity Brands' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Acuity Brands is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Acuity Brands' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.