Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.06 EPS

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.06, Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $2.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.18 billion. Xylem had a net margin of 9.85% and a return on equity of 9.61%. The firm’s revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.99 earnings per share. Xylem updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.500-4.700 EPS.

Xylem Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of XYL stock opened at $129.62 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $31.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The business’s 50 day moving average is $120.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $127.58. Xylem has a twelve month low of $113.26 and a twelve month high of $146.08.

Xylem Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This is an increase from Xylem’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.23%. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio is currently 43.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

XYL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Xylem from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Xylem from $148.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Xylem from $163.00 to $162.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. TD Cowen reduced their target price on Xylem from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated a “peer perform” rating on shares of Xylem in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Xylem currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $149.90.

About Xylem

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.