M. Kulyk & Associates LLC Acquires New Shares in Xylem Inc. $XYL

M. Kulyk & Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 58,728 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,942,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of Xylem during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Xylem during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Avalon Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Xylem in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Xylem in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Xylem Price Performance

NYSE XYL opened at $113.98 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $117.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $120.18. Xylem Inc. has a twelve month low of $105.29 and a twelve month high of $154.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.61 billion, a PE ratio of 27.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.61.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Xylem Inc. will post 5.67 EPS for the current year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The business 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 is Thursday, August 27th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.95%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

XYL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Xylem from $157.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Xylem from $163.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. CLSA upgraded shares of Xylem to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $154.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Xylem from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $130.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Xylem currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $154.23.

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.