Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Price Target Cut to $110.00 by Analysts at Mizuho

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) had its target price lowered by stock analysts at Mizuho from $130.00 to $110.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Mizuho’s price target suggests a potential upside of 6.39% from the company’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Xylem from $172.00 to $148.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Xylem in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Xylem from $138.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $150.00 target price (down from $158.00) on shares of Xylem in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Xylem from $164.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $145.54.

Xylem Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of XYL traded up $0.66 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $103.39. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 604,853 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,064,371. Xylem has a 12-month low of $98.58 and a 12-month high of $154.27. The stock has a market cap of $24.14 billion, a PE ratio of 24.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The company’s 50 day moving average is $109.07 and its 200 day moving average is $114.07.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.12. Xylem had a net margin of 11.15% and a return on equity of 11.77%. The firm had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.34 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Xylem will post 5.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Perpetual Ltd increased its position in Xylem by 10.2% during the 3rd quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 129,946 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,160,000 after purchasing an additional 11,993 shares in the last quarter. Rockland Trust Co. lifted its holdings in Xylem by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 3,582 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $363,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Xylem by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 56,806 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,715,000 after purchasing an additional 949 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Xylem by 38.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 5,080 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $601,000 after purchasing an additional 1,399 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Xylem by 2.4% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,444,669 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,352,874,000 after buying an additional 270,972 shares in the last quarter. 87.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Xylem News

Here are the key news stories impacting Xylem this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Xylem opened an expanded Flygt distribution and training hub in Toronto, which should strengthen regional customer support, product availability, and training capabilities. Xylem opens expanded Flygt distribution and training hub in Toronto
• Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer reaffirmed its Outperform rating despite lowering its target to $150 from $158, implying substantial potential upside from recent trading levels. Oppenheimer adjusts Xylem price target
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC Capital maintained an Outperform rating but reduced its price target sharply to $135 from $164, signaling continued confidence in the long-term story while acknowledging weaker near-term expectations. RBC Capital adjusts Xylem price target
• Negative Sentiment: Oppenheimer’s assessment that Xylem’s year-to-date performance reflects fears of sustained top-line pressure reinforces investor concerns about slower revenue growth and limits near-term upside. Xylem year-to-date stock performance
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its price target to $110 from $130, while Oppenheimer separately reduced its target to $150 from $158. The repeated target cuts are likely weighing on sentiment, even though analyst ratings remain constructive. Mizuho adjusts Xylem price target

About Xylem

Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) is a global water technology company that develops products, services and solutions for the movement, treatment, testing and efficient use of water. Its offerings serve municipal water and wastewater systems, utilities, industrial customers, commercial buildings and other infrastructure operators.

The company’s portfolio includes water and wastewater pumps, mixing and aeration equipment, treatment systems, measurement and monitoring technologies, smart metering, network-management software, and related services.