Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Receives $154.00 Consensus PT from Analysts

Shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $154.2308.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on XYL shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Xylem from $163.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on shares of Xylem from $160.00 to $158.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. CLSA upgraded shares of Xylem to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Xylem from $157.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Xylem from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xylem during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in Xylem in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new position in Xylem in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Avalon Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem in the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xylem in the first quarter valued at about $40,000. Institutional investors own 87.96% of the company’s stock.

Xylem Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:XYL opened at $119.75 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Xylem has a 1-year low of $105.29 and a 1-year high of $154.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $117.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $120.49.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $2.34 billion. Xylem had a net margin of 11.15% and a return on equity of 11.77%. Xylem’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts predict that Xylem will post 5.67 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 27th. Xylem’s payout ratio is 40.95%.

Xylem Company Profile

Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) is a global water technology company that designs, manufactures and services engineered systems and equipment for the transport, treatment, testing and efficient use of water. Its product portfolio spans pumps and pumping systems, valves, filtration and disinfection equipment, sensors and analytical instruments, and digital solutions for monitoring and control of water infrastructure. Xylem serves the full water cycle with offerings for water and wastewater utilities, industrial customers, commercial and residential buildings, and agricultural applications.

The company was established as an independent publicly traded company in 2011 following a corporate spin-off from ITT Corporation and is headquartered in Rye Brook, New York.