Schroder Investment Management Group Purchases 27,190 Shares of Xylem Inc. $XYL

Schroder Investment Management Group increased its position in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) by 96.6% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 55,340 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,190 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group’s holdings in Xylem were worth $7,159,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Xylem by 28.7% during the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,049 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $364,000 after buying an additional 680 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in Xylem in the first quarter valued at approximately $321,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. bought a new position in Xylem in the first quarter valued at approximately $886,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Xylem by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,006,544 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,465,122,000 after acquiring an additional 362,127 shares during the period. Finally, Strategy Asset Managers LLC raised its position in shares of Xylem by 8.9% during the 1st quarter. Strategy Asset Managers LLC now owns 3,601 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $430,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the last quarter. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Xylem Stock Performance

XYL opened at $140.81 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $145.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $138.43. Xylem Inc. has a 52-week low of $100.47 and a 52-week high of $154.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.28 billion, a PE ratio of 36.20, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.18.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.14. Xylem had a return on equity of 10.77% and a net margin of 10.66%.The firm had revenue of $2.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.11 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Xylem has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.030-5.080 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Xylem Inc. will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.13%.

Insider Transactions at Xylem

In related news, Director Victoria D. Harker sold 1,700 shares of Xylem stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.14, for a total transaction of $251,838.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 16,875 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,499,862.50. This trade represents a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Claudia S. Toussaint sold 10,421 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.64, for a total value of $1,590,661.44. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 31,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,770,000. This trade represents a 25.01% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on XYL. Mizuho set a $160.00 target price on Xylem in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Zacks Research cut shares of Xylem from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Xylem from $175.00 to $178.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Monday. Finally, Argus set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Xylem in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $166.90.

About Xylem

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.