Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Stock Has Average Target Price of $155.00 According to Analysts

Shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $153.00.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on XYL. CLSA upgraded shares of Xylem to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Xylem from $154.00 to $159.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Xylem from $138.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Xylem from $124.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Xylem from $163.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th.

Institutional Trading of Xylem

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of XYL. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its stake in Xylem by 12,326.6% during the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 45,448,168 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,189,132,000 after acquiring an additional 45,082,435 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Xylem during the second quarter valued at about $2,959,730,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Xylem by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,444,669 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,352,874,000 after purchasing an additional 270,972 shares in the last quarter. XXEC Inc. bought a new position in shares of Xylem during the 2nd quarter worth about $850,841,000. Finally, Swedbank AB grew its stake in shares of Xylem by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 5,526,725 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $660,444,000 after buying an additional 18,759 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.96% of the company’s stock.

Xylem Stock Performance

NYSE XYL opened at $102.47 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $111.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $114.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The company has a market capitalization of $23.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.40, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.00. Xylem has a twelve month low of $98.58 and a twelve month high of $154.27.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.34 billion. Xylem had a return on equity of 11.77% and a net margin of 11.15%.The firm’s revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Xylem will post 5.66 EPS for the current year.

Xylem Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 27th were paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 27th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Xylem’s payout ratio is 40.95%.

About Xylem

Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) is a global water technology company that develops products, services and solutions for the movement, treatment, testing and efficient use of water. Its offerings serve municipal water and wastewater systems, utilities, industrial customers, commercial buildings and other infrastructure operators.

The company’s portfolio includes water and wastewater pumps, mixing and aeration equipment, treatment systems, measurement and monitoring technologies, smart metering, network-management software, and related services.