Xylem Inc. $XYL Stake Boosted by UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) by 11.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,274,761 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 440,210 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC’s holdings in Xylem were worth $505,319,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board increased its position in shares of Xylem by 8.0% in the second quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 12,105 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,431,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. lifted its position in shares of Xylem by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 7,159 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $846,000 after acquiring an additional 418 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Xylem by 13.6% in the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 56,675 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,700,000 after purchasing an additional 6,767 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its position in Xylem by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 2,705,479 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $319,785,000 after purchasing an additional 234,222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd acquired a new stake in Xylem during the 2nd quarter valued at $6,712,000. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

XYL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. CLSA upgraded Xylem to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Xylem from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Xylem from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Xylem from $154.00 to $159.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $155.00.

Xylem Price Performance

XYL opened at $111.44 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $118.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $118.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.24 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 cap of $26.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.53, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.02.

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

Xylem Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 27th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 27th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.95%.

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.