Acuity Brands Stock Options
| AYI Stock | USD 292.66 1.60 0.55% |
Acuity Brands' latest option contracts expiring on October 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.41 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.61 over 55 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on October 17th 2025.
Open Interest Against October 17th 2025 Option Contracts
2025-10-17
The chart above shows Acuity Brands' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Acuity Brands' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Acuity Brands' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Acuity Brands Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-10-17 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 Brands In The Money Call Balance
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 Acuity Brands' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Acuity Brands are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.
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 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 0.0256% per day over the life of the 2025-10-17 option contract. With Acuity Brands trading at USD 292.66, that is roughly USD 0.075. 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 0.41%. 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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | AYI251017C00500000 | 1 | 500.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00490000 | 1 | 490.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00480000 | 1 | 480.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00470000 | 5 | 470.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00460000 | 3 | 460.0 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00450000 | 1 | 450.0 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00440000 | 2 | 440.0 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00430000 | 1 | 430.0 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00420000 | 81 | 420.0 | 0.0 - 1.35 | 1.35 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00410000 | 1 | 410.0 | 0.0 - 1.55 | 1.55 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00400000 | 38 | 400.0 | 0.0 - 1.6 | 1.6 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00390000 | 16 | 390.0 | 0.0 - 1.95 | 1.95 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00380000 | 2 | 380.0 | 0.0 - 1.95 | 2.0 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00370000 | 1 | 370.0 | 0.0 - 2.2 | 2.2 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00360000 | 8 | 360.0 | 0.0 - 2.65 | 1.2 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00350000 | 5 | 350.0 | 0.1 - 3.7 | 3.5 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00340000 | 76 | 340.0 | 0.65 - 4.9 | 3.3 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00330000 | 9 | 330.0 | 2.55 - 6.8 | 4.11 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00320000 | 4 | 320.0 | 6.2 - 9.0 | 6.35 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00300000 | 27 | 300.0 | 13.6 - 17.0 | 14.88 | Out |
Call | AYI251017C00290000 | 16 | 290.0 | 19.3 - 22.0 | 28.3 | In |
Call | AYI251017C00280000 | 11 | 280.0 | 25.5 - 27.9 | 38.8 | In |
Call | AYI251017C00270000 | 1 | 270.0 | 31.9 - 35.0 | 29.8 | In |
Call | AYI251017C00250000 | 10 | 250.0 | 47.8 - 51.0 | 33.0 | In |
Call | AYI251017C00240000 | 41 | 240.0 | 56.4 - 59.5 | 56.4 | In |
Call | AYI251017C00210000 | 6 | 210.0 | 84.1 - 87.4 | 84.1 | In |
Call | AYI251017C00160000 | 1 | 160.0 | 132.7 - 135.8 | 132.7 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00500000 | 0 | 500.0 | 206.0 - 209.5 | 206.0 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00490000 | 0 | 490.0 | 196.0 - 199.4 | 196.0 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00480000 | 0 | 480.0 | 186.0 - 189.2 | 186.0 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00470000 | 0 | 470.0 | 176.2 - 179.5 | 176.2 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00460000 | 0 | 460.0 | 166.0 - 169.4 | 166.0 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00450000 | 0 | 450.0 | 156.0 - 159.5 | 156.0 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00440000 | 0 | 440.0 | 146.0 - 149.3 | 146.0 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00430000 | 0 | 430.0 | 136.1 - 139.5 | 136.1 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00420000 | 0 | 420.0 | 126.0 - 129.3 | 126.0 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00410000 | 0 | 410.0 | 116.0 - 119.4 | 116.0 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00330000 | 15 | 330.0 | 38.3 - 41.0 | 38.3 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00320000 | 8 | 320.0 | 30.0 - 33.5 | 30.0 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00310000 | 3 | 310.0 | 23.8 - 26.5 | 23.8 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00300000 | 6 | 300.0 | 18.2 - 21.0 | 21.35 | In |
Put | AYI251017P00290000 | 21 | 290.0 | 13.5 - 16.5 | 13.5 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00280000 | 62 | 280.0 | 9.5 - 12.5 | 10.74 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00270000 | 22 | 270.0 | 7.7 - 10.0 | 7.17 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00260000 | 11 | 260.0 | 4.8 - 7.5 | 6.0 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00250000 | 30 | 250.0 | 2.15 - 6.0 | 3.6 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00240000 | 10 | 240.0 | 0.9 - 5.0 | 2.43 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00230000 | 17 | 230.0 | 0.45 - 4.3 | 6.5 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00220000 | 2 | 220.0 | 0.0 - 3.1 | 3.1 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00210000 | 6 | 210.0 | 0.0 - 2.75 | 2.75 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00200000 | 1 | 200.0 | 0.0 - 2.35 | 2.35 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00190000 | 1 | 190.0 | 0.0 - 2.25 | 2.25 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00160000 | 7 | 160.0 | 0.0 - 1.45 | 1.45 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00155000 | 2 | 155.0 | 0.0 - 1.4 | 1.4 | Out |
Put | AYI251017P00150000 | 1 | 150.0 | 0.0 - 1.6 | 1.6 | Out |
Acuity Brands Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Acuity Total Stockholder Equity
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Acuity Brands Corporate Directors
| Maya Leibman | Independent Director | Profile | |
| James Hance | Lead Independent Director | Profile | |
| George Dillard | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Mark Sachleben | Independent Director | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.14) | Dividend Share 0.64 | Earnings Share 12.69 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.217 |
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.