Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Has $33.55 Million Stock Position in Xylem Inc. $XYL

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) by 22.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 283,835 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 81,439 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC owned 0.12% of Xylem worth $33,552,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in XYL. XXEC Inc. acquired a new position in Xylem in the second quarter valued at about $850,841,000. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its position in shares of Xylem by 12,326.6% during the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 45,448,168 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,189,132,000 after buying an additional 45,082,435 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Xylem by 11,093.8% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 44,361,731 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,244,000,000 after acquiring an additional 43,965,426 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,959,730,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $552,313,000. 87.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Xylem Stock Performance

Shares of XYL opened at $107.47 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $25.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.00. Xylem Inc. has a twelve month low of $105.29 and a twelve month high of $154.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.61. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $116.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $117.55.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $2.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.34 billion. Xylem had a net margin of 11.15% and a return on equity of 11.77%. The firm’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Xylem Inc. will post 5.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.95%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on XYL shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Xylem in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Xylem from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. CLSA raised shares of Xylem to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Xylem from $154.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $155.00.

About Xylem

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.