Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd Makes New $6.71 Million Investment in Xylem Inc. $XYL

Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 56,781 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,712,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC acquired a new position in Xylem during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new position in Xylem in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Xylem in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Avalon Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Xylem during the second quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Xylem during the 2nd quarter worth about $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.96% of the company’s stock.

Xylem Price Performance

Shares of NYSE XYL opened at $111.44 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $26.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $118.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $118.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Xylem Inc. has a twelve month low of $105.29 and a twelve month high of $154.27.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company 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. Xylem’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Xylem Inc. will post 5.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Xylem from $124.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. CLSA upgraded shares of Xylem to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Xylem from $159.00 to $164.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Xylem from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $155.00.

Xylem Company 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.