Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.500-4.700 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.690. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.6 billion-$8.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.8 billion.

Xylem Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE XYL traded up $0.69 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $129.93. 1,205,527 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,306,822. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $120.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $127.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.07. Xylem has a twelve month low of $113.26 and a twelve month high of $146.08.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.06. Xylem had a net margin of 9.85% and a return on equity of 9.61%. The firm had revenue of $2.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Xylem will post 4.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 26th were given a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 26th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.11%. Xylem’s payout ratio is currently 42.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Xylem from $166.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Xylem from $163.00 to $162.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Xylem from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup dropped their price target on Xylem from $148.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on Xylem from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Three 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 target price 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.