Green Alpha Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 5,089 Xylem Inc. $XYL

Green Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 5,089 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $602,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wexford Capital LP bought a new position in Xylem during the third quarter worth $27,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Xylem in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Avalon Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem during the 2nd quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Entrust Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xylem during the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Xylem Price Performance

Xylem stock opened at $113.62 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $26.53 billion, a PE ratio of 27.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $118.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $119.81. Xylem Inc. has a one year low of $105.29 and a one year high of $154.27.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.12. The firm 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 company’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.26 EPS. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Xylem Inc. will post 5.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 27th. Xylem’s payout ratio is 40.95%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

XYL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Xylem from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $130.00 to $140.00 in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Xylem from $159.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. CLSA upgraded Xylem to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Xylem in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Xylem has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $154.23.

About Xylem

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.