Insigneo Advisory Services LLC Purchases New Position in Xylem Inc. $XYL

Insigneo Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 1,638 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $212,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Maseco LLP purchased a new position in shares of Xylem in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its holdings in Xylem by 950.0% in the second quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its position in Xylem by 90.6% during the first quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 305 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xylem during the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in shares of Xylem during the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. 87.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on XYL. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Mizuho set a $160.00 target price on shares of Xylem in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Xylem from $169.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup upped their price target on Xylem from $173.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Xylem from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $166.90.

Xylem Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:XYL opened at $141.25 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $34.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.31, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.96 and a quick ratio of 1.43. Xylem Inc. has a 1 year low of $100.47 and a 1 year high of $154.27. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $146.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $137.94.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.14. Xylem had a return on equity of 10.77% and a net margin of 10.66%.The company had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.22 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.11 EPS. Xylem’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Xylem has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.030-5.080 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Xylem Inc. will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 25th. Xylem’s payout ratio is presently 41.13%.

Insider Activity at Xylem

In other news, EVP Claudia S. Toussaint sold 10,421 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.64, for a total transaction of $1,590,661.44. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 31,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,770,000. This represents a 25.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Geri-Michelle Mcshane sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.96, for a total value of $139,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 2,957 shares in the company, valued at approximately $413,861.72. This trade represents a 25.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 13,121 shares of company stock worth $1,982,459 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Xylem Profile

Xylem Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of engineered products and solutions worldwide. It operates through four segments: Water Infrastructure, Applied Water, Measurement & Control Solutions, and Integrated Solutions and Services. The Water Infrastructure segment offers products, including water, storm water, and wastewater pumps; controls and systems; filtration, disinfection, and biological treatment equipment; and mobile dewatering equipment and rental services under the ADI, Flygt, Godwin, Sanitaire, Magneto, Neptune Benson, Ionpure, Leopold, Wedeco, and Xylem Vue brands.