Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Shares Purchased by Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH

Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH boosted its position in shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL - Free Report) by 201.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,644 shares of the industrial products company's stock after buying an additional 5,108 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH's holdings in Xylem were worth $979,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Xylem during the 4th quarter worth approximately $83,139,000. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV grew its position in shares of Xylem by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 19,808 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,298,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Xylem in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its position in shares of Xylem by 13.4% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 5,421 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $629,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX purchased a new stake in shares of Xylem in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,086,000. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Xylem from $143.00 to $147.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Xylem from $149.00 to $146.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Xylem from $152.00 to $134.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Raymond James upgraded Xylem to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Xylem from $140.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $143.71.

Xylem Stock Down 0.2%

NYSE XYL traded down $0.31 during trading on Monday, reaching $125.73. 1,382,782 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,404,345. The stock has a market cap of $30.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.76. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $118.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $121.57. Xylem Inc. has a 1 year low of $100.47 and a 1 year high of $143.50.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.08. Xylem had a return on equity of 9.96% and a net margin of 10.40%. The business had revenue of $2.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.04 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.90 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Xylem Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xylem Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 29th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 29th. Xylem's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.01%.

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.