West Family Investments Inc. Makes New $822,000 Investment in Xylem Inc. $XYL

West Family Investments Inc. purchased a new position in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 6,957 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $822,000.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Xylem by 1.0% in the third quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,802 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,151,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. Quest Investment Management LLC raised its position in Xylem by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Investment Management LLC now owns 7,588 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,119,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Notis McConarty Edward boosted its stake in shares of Xylem by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Notis McConarty Edward now owns 31,678 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,314,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the period. Moneco Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Xylem by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Moneco Advisors LLC now owns 2,049 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $279,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the period. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. grew its position in shares of Xylem by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,258 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $308,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.96% of the company’s stock.

Xylem Stock Performance

XYL traded up $3.01 on Tuesday, reaching $108.70. The company had a trading volume of 3,607,868 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,985,399. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Xylem Inc. has a 1 year low of $105.29 and a 1 year high of $154.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.38 billion, a PE ratio of 25.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $117.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $117.85.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.34 billion. Xylem had a return on equity of 11.77% and a net margin of 11.15%.The business’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Xylem Inc. will post 5.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

XYL has been the subject of several analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Xylem from $157.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. CLSA raised shares of Xylem to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Mizuho increased their target price on Xylem from $124.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Barclays raised their price target on Xylem from $154.00 to $159.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Xylem currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $155.00.

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.