Why AYI Stock surged +3.24% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$327.36 +3.24% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Acuity Inc. (AYI) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 71/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (48% profit margin, 14% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $9.72B
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:60% Call Buyers ($2.7M)
40% PutsMax Pain: $321.00
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Why AYI Stock surged +3.24% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Acuity Inc. (AYI) surged +3.24% to $327.36 as options desks priced 60% call premium vs. 40% put protection around the $321 max-pain magnet. High-quality cash engine (48% profit margin, 14% return on capital) with steady institutional support.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 57% of its 52-week range ($257.04 – $380.17) with RSI-14 at 54 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.7M in bullish call flow vs. $1.8M in put flow (Put/Call 0.67x, implied earnings swing ±6.6%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable B- (Buy) backed by 47.8% gross margin and $533.0M annual free cash flow.
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AYI // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +9.79%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $323.9H $326.5L $313.3C $318.1VOL 301.4K
RES: $346.1SUP: $274.8SMA50: $314.9SMA200: $309.5
$386.2$354.9$323.6$292.2$260.9RES $346.1SUP $274.8$318.12026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
18.2%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +13.1% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is AYI stock moving today?

Why AYI Stock surged +3.24% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. High-quality cash engine (48% profit margin, 14% return on capital) with steady institutional support.