Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Purchases Shares of 589,969 Xylem Inc. $XYL

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 589,969 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $69,740,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned about 0.25% of Xylem at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP raised its stake in shares of Xylem by 12,326.6% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 45,448,168 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,189,132,000 after purchasing an additional 45,082,435 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Xylem by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,054,743 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,092,855,000 after buying an additional 152,507 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Xylem by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,233,427 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,529,768,000 after buying an additional 280,221 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Xylem by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,357,278 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $862,364,000 after buying an additional 151,754 shares during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB raised its position in Xylem by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 5,526,725 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $660,444,000 after buying an additional 18,759 shares during the last quarter. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Xylem Stock Up 2.1%

Xylem stock opened at $116.28 on Thursday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $27.15 billion, a PE ratio of 27.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $117.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $120.03. Xylem Inc. has a 12 month low of $105.29 and a 12 month high of $154.27.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.12. Xylem had a net margin of 11.15% and a return on equity of 11.77%. The business 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 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Xylem Inc. will post 5.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 27th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 27th. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.95%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on XYL. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Xylem in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Xylem from $163.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Mizuho raised their target price on Xylem from $124.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, CLSA upgraded Xylem to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Xylem presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.