Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Receives $155.00 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $155.00.

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Xylem in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Xylem from $154.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Xylem from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th.

Xylem Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:XYL opened at $106.99 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $24.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.00. Xylem has a 1 year low of $105.29 and a 1 year high of $154.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $116.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $117.33.

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

Xylem Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 27th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 27th. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.95%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xylem

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Tidal Investments LLC grew its holdings in Xylem by 20.8% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 65,594 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,754,000 after purchasing an additional 11,305 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service boosted its holdings in shares of Xylem by 14.9% during the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 409,373 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $48,392,000 after buying an additional 53,221 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Xylem by 28.3% during the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,320 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $747,000 after buying an additional 1,395 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Xylem by 31.9% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 46,059 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,445,000 after buying an additional 11,136 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Xylem by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 329,900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $38,998,000 after buying an additional 7,015 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.96% of the company’s stock.

Xylem Company Profile

Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) is a global water technology company that develops products, services and solutions for the transportation, treatment, testing and efficient use of water and wastewater. Its customers include municipalities, utilities, industrial businesses, commercial facilities and residential users.

The company’s offerings include water and wastewater pumps, controls, treatment systems, filtration and disinfection equipment, smart metering and network technologies, monitoring tools, data analytics and related maintenance services.