1,600 Shares in Xylem Inc. $XYL Purchased by S&CO Inc.

S&CO Inc. bought a new stake in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $206,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem in the second quarter valued at approximately $390,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in Xylem by 8.8% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,251 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its position in Xylem by 16.5% in the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,753 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. increased its stake in Xylem by 27.9% in the 2nd quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 18,532 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,397,000 after buying an additional 4,048 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Davis R M Inc. lifted its position in Xylem by 12.1% during the 2nd quarter. Davis R M Inc. now owns 5,142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $665,000 after buying an additional 555 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.96% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Xylem

In other news, Director Victoria D. Harker sold 1,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.14, for a total value of $251,838.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,499,862.50. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Geri-Michelle Mcshane sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.96, for a total value of $139,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 2,957 shares in the company, valued at approximately $413,861.72. This trade represents a 25.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 13,121 shares of company stock worth $1,982,459 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Xylem Trading Up 0.6%

XYL stock opened at $151.27 on Monday. Xylem Inc. has a one year low of $100.47 and a one year high of $154.27. The stock has a market cap of $36.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $145.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $135.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.96 and a quick ratio of 1.43.

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

Xylem Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 28th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 28th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.13%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Xylem from $168.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Zacks Research upgraded Xylem from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Xylem from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Mizuho set a $160.00 target price on shares of Xylem in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of Xylem in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.90.

Xylem Profile

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.