Royal Fund Management LLC Makes New Investment in Xylem Inc. $XYL

Key Points

• Royal Fund Management LLC acquired a new position of 22,002 Xylem shares (~$3.0M) in Q4, and several other institutional investors also increased stakes, leaving institutions with roughly 87.96% ownership of the stock.
• Xylem reported Q EPS of $1.42 (in line with estimates) with revenue up 6.3% YoY, set FY2026 guidance of $5.350–$5.560 EPS, raised its quarterly dividend to $0.43, and authorized a $1.50 billion share buyback program.
• Analysts’ consensus is a “Moderate Buy” (nine Buys, four Holds) with a consensus target price of $158.08.

Royal Fund Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 22,002 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $2,996,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of XYL. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem during the third quarter worth about $1,148,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Xylem by 19.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 56,216 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $8,292,000 after purchasing an additional 8,960 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Xylem by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 404,613 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $59,681,000 after purchasing an additional 24,352 shares during the period. XXEC Inc. grew its stake in Xylem by 66.0% during the 2nd quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 33,698 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $4,359,000 after buying an additional 13,404 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Covea Finance increased its position in Xylem by 25.5% during the third quarter. Covea Finance now owns 231,547 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $34,153,000 after buying an additional 47,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.96% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on XYL shares. Oppenheimer set a $165.00 price objective on Xylem in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Xylem in a report on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $158.00 price target on shares of Xylem in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $178.00 to $175.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $158.08.

Xylem Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of XYL stock opened at $116.14 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $28.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The business's 50 day moving average is $129.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $138.24. Xylem Inc. has a twelve month low of $100.47 and a twelve month high of $154.27.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The industrial products company reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.42. Xylem had a return on equity of 11.11% and a net margin of 10.59%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.18 earnings per share. Xylem's revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.350-5.560 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Xylem Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current year.

Xylem Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 24th were paid a $0.43 dividend. This is a boost from Xylem's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 24th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Xylem's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.88%.

Xylem declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 25th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the industrial products company to purchase up to 4.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.

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