United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Invests $8.73 Million in Xylem Inc. $XYL

Key Points

• United Capital Financial Advisors initiated an $8.73 million position in Xylem, purchasing 73,869 shares during the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 87.96% of the company.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with nine Buy ratings and six Holds; the stock has an average “Moderate Buy” rating and a $155 price target.
• Xylem exceeded quarterly earnings expectations with $1.46 in EPS on $2.34 billion in revenue, while revenue rose 1.5% year over year. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, representing a 1.5% yield.

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 73,869 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $8,732,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its stake in Xylem by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 7,802 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,151,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Quest Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Xylem by 1.0% in the third quarter. Quest Investment Management LLC now owns 7,588 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,119,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Notis McConarty Edward boosted its position in Xylem by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Notis McConarty Edward now owns 31,678 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $4,314,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Moneco Advisors LLC grew its stake in Xylem by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Moneco Advisors LLC now owns 2,049 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. increased its stake in shares of Xylem by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,258 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. 87.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays boosted their price objective on Xylem from $154.00 to $159.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. CLSA upgraded shares of Xylem to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Xylem from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $159.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Xylem from $163.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $155.00.

Xylem Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of XYL stock opened at $112.73 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market cap of $26.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.84, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a 50 day moving average of $118.20 and a 200-day moving average of $118.92. Xylem Inc. has a 12-month low of $105.29 and a 12-month high of $154.27.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.34 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.26 earnings per share. Xylem's revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Xylem Inc. will post 5.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 27th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 27th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Xylem's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.95%.

Xylem Company 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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