Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $149.89.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on XYL shares. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Xylem from $166.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Citigroup cut shares of Xylem from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Xylem from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated a “peer perform” rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Thursday, December 12th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of XYL. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new position in Xylem during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Xylem during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Xylem during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC lifted its stake in Xylem by 122.4% in the fourth quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 318 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Xylem by 69.5% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 317 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.96% of the company’s stock.

Xylem Trading Down 3.6 %

XYL opened at $123.69 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.06 billion, a PE ratio of 33.80, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.08. Xylem has a 1-year low of $113.26 and a 1-year high of $146.08. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $124.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $126.86.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $2.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.18 billion. Xylem had a net margin of 10.40% and a return on equity of 9.96%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Xylem will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Xylem Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.29%. This is a boost from Xylem’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. Xylem’s payout ratio is currently 43.72%.

Xylem Company 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.