U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL)

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) by 1.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,868 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 98 shares during the quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Xylem were worth $913,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in XYL. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Xylem by 1.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,329,494 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,394,792,000 after acquiring an additional 189,820 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Xylem by 1.0% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,668,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $762,804,000 after acquiring an additional 54,877 shares during the period. Swedbank AB boosted its stake in Xylem by 23.1% in the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,683,201 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $427,325,000 after acquiring an additional 691,618 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in Xylem by 1.0% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,449,307 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $465,760,000 after acquiring an additional 32,645 shares during the period. Finally, Impax Asset Management Group plc raised its holdings in shares of Xylem by 1.0% during the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 1,677,816 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $226,555,000 after buying an additional 15,825 shares during the last quarter. 87.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on XYL. TD Cowen cut their price target on Xylem from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Xylem from $148.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Wolfe Research reiterated a “peer perform” rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Xylem from $166.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Xylem from $163.00 to $162.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Xylem presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $150.50.

Xylem Trading Up 5.4 %

XYL opened at $129.40 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $120.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $127.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.96. Xylem Inc. has a twelve month low of $112.02 and a twelve month high of $146.08. The firm has a market cap of $31.44 billion, a PE ratio of 37.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.07.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. Xylem had a net margin of 9.85% and a return on equity of 9.61%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Xylem Inc. will post 4.22 EPS for the current year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th were given a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 26th. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.11%.

Xylem Profile

Xylem Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of engineered products and solutions worldwide. It operates through four segments: Water Infrastructure, Applied Water, Measurement & Control Solutions, and Integrated Solutions and Services. The Water Infrastructure segment offers products, including water, storm water, and wastewater pumps; controls and systems; filtration, disinfection, and biological treatment equipment; and mobile dewatering equipment and rental services under the ADI, Flygt, Godwin, Sanitaire, Magneto, Neptune Benson, Ionpure, Leopold, Wedeco, and Xylem Vue brands.