Xylem Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSE:XYL)

Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders acquired 10,088 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 579% compared to the typical volume of 1,486 call options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Xylem

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of XYL. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xylem in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Dunhill Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xylem in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Avalon Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Xylem in the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Xylem during the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on XYL shares. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Xylem from $124.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. UBS Group upped their target price on Xylem from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Xylem from $163.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Barclays lifted their price target on 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 upped their price objective on Xylem from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $155.00.

Xylem Price Performance

Shares of XYL stock traded up $1.11 during trading on Monday, hitting $108.07. The company had a trading volume of 767,643 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,013,220. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.00. Xylem has a one year low of $105.29 and a one year 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 stock’s 50-day moving average price is $116.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $117.25.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $2.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.34 billion. Xylem had a net margin of 11.15% and a return on equity of 11.77%. Xylem’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Xylem will post 5.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xylem Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 27th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 27th. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.95%.

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.