70,829 Xylem Inc. $XYL Shares Sold by Robeco Schweiz AG

Robeco Schweiz AG trimmed its holdings in shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 742,622 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 70,829 shares during the period. Xylem comprises about 1.4% of Robeco Schweiz AG’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Robeco Schweiz AG’s holdings in Xylem were worth $75,205,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its position in shares of Xylem by 0.4% in the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 27,923 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,337,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Thrive Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Xylem by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Thrive Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,032 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $595,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Xylem by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 3,319 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $397,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Aventus Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Xylem by 66.7% during the 2nd quarter. Aventus Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 300 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockland Trust Co. increased its holdings in shares of Xylem by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 3,582 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Mizuho cut their price objective on Xylem from $130.00 to $110.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Barclays decreased their target price on Xylem from $159.00 to $139.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Xylem from $164.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 14th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $150.00 price target (down from $158.00) on shares of Xylem in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Xylem from $163.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Xylem presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $140.85.

Xylem Stock Down 0.4%

Xylem stock opened at $108.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.24. Xylem Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $98.58 and a fifty-two week high of $154.27. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $106.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $113.43. The firm has a market cap of $25.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.00.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.34 billion. Xylem had a return on equity of 11.77% and a net margin of 11.15%. The firm’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Xylem Inc. will post 5.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

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

Xylem Profile

Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) is a global water technology company that develops products and services for the transportation, treatment, testing and efficient use of water and wastewater. Its offerings support municipal water and wastewater utilities, industrial customers, commercial facilities and residential applications.

The company’s products and solutions include water and wastewater pumps, treatment systems, dewatering equipment, smart meters, monitoring and control technologies, leak detection tools, and data-driven analytics.