Acuity Brands stock: A good play on falling rates

Key PointsAcuity Brands shoots higher on mixed results that include better-than-expected margins. The analysts forecast a return to growth by the end of the year, with growth persisting into 2025. The dividend is small but offset by robust share repurchases that should continue through 2025. 5 stocks we like better than Acuity BrandsWith the FOMC on track to cut rates in the back half of the year and the average 30-year rate already below 7.5%, the building market will stabilize and return to growth, which ...