Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

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

Xylem Stock Up 6.0 %

Shares of XYL stock traded up $7.33 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $130.13. 1,458,011 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,261,985. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.96. Xylem has a one year low of $112.02 and a one year high of $146.08. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $120.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $127.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.07.

Xylem Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on XYL shares. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Xylem from $166.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Xylem from $163.00 to $162.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Xylem from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Xylem from $175.00 to $154.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Xylem from $148.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $150.50.

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.