Acuity vs Ubiquiti
AYI and UI side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AYI and UI compare
Ubiquiti is the larger company, worth 4.1 times as much as Acuity ($41.1B against $9.9B).
On earnings, Acuity is cheaper: it trades at 19.6× trailing earnings, against 38.4× for Ubiquiti.
Ubiquiti grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.4% versus 6.8% for Acuity).
Ubiquiti keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 30.1% compared with 11.4% at Acuity.
Both pay dividends: Acuity yields 0.24% and Ubiquiti 0.50%.
Acuity scores higher on the StockData Score (23 against 21 for Ubiquiti), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AYI | UI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.9B | $41.1B |
| Share price | $333.75 | $679.42 |
| Change, 1 year | −8.1% | 15.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 54.6% | 129% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.05 | 1.16 |
| Employees | 14K | 1,321 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 23 (better) | 21 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.6× (better) | 38.4× |
| P/S | 2.1× (better) | 11.5× |
| P/B | 3.3× (better) | 24.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.5× (better) | 30.2× |
| P/FCF | 13.3× (better) | 40.0× |
| PEG | 1.18 | 1.16 (better) |
| FCF yield | 7.5% (better) | 2.5% |
| Fair value | $412.88 | $562.80 |
| Margin of safety | 19.2% (better) | −20.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.8% | 29.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.0% | 11.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 34.0% | 35.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 36.1% (better) | 35.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.3% (better) | 10.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 50.6% (better) | 46.5% |
| Operating margin | 15.4% | 36.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 30.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 16.1% | 28.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 18.6% | 85.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 17.9% | 131% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.23 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.07 | – |
| Interest coverage | 19.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.69 | 3.13 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 6.13 | 35.02 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.24% | 0.50% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 4.5% | 19.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 8.2% | 14.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 2.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.1% (better) | 0.50% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 4.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.53% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$18.0M | −$340K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.3% | 0.57% |
Go deeper
- AYI stock overview
- AYI income statement
- AYI valuation and score
- UI stock overview
- UI income statement
- UI valuation and score
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