TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Raises Stock Position in Xylem Inc. $XYL

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its stake in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) by 1,922.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 46,034 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,758 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Xylem were worth $5,400,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Xylem by 14.4% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 30,955 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,645,000 after acquiring an additional 3,900 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Xylem by 3.3% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,151 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $496,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Xylem by 56.1% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,678 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,037,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in shares of Xylem by 97.6% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 11,151 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,442,000 after purchasing an additional 5,509 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Xylem by 114.0% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,192 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $154,000 after purchasing an additional 635 shares during the last quarter. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Xylem Stock Up 0.2%

XYL stock opened at $105.91 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $117.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $118.01. The stock has a market cap of $24.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.22, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Xylem Inc. has a twelve month low of $105.29 and a twelve month 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.12. Xylem had a net margin of 11.15% and a return on equity of 11.77%. The company had revenue of $2.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.34 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Xylem Inc. will post 5.66 EPS for the current year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on XYL shares. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Xylem in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Xylem from $157.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Xylem from $124.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Barclays increased their price target 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, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Xylem from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $155.00.

Xylem 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.