Nia Impact Advisors LLC Buys 7,492 Shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL)

Nia Impact Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL - Free Report) by 12.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 67,754 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 7,492 shares during the quarter. Xylem accounts for 2.6% of Nia Impact Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Nia Impact Advisors LLC's holdings in Xylem were worth $7,861,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of XYL. Dempze Nancy E raised its stake in shares of Xylem by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Dempze Nancy E now owns 25,761 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,989,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Xylem by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 11,074 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,285,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Keel Point LLC raised its stake in shares of Xylem by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 2,371 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $275,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC raised its stake in Xylem by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC now owns 2,315 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Xylem by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 4,359 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.96% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Xylem from $149.00 to $146.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Raymond James raised shares of Xylem to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Xylem from $143.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Xylem from $152.00 to $134.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of 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 seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Xylem has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $146.88.

Xylem Stock Performance

XYL stock traded up $1.42 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $128.04. 1,042,352 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,421,537. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $117.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $121.41. Xylem Inc. has a 12 month low of $100.47 and a 12 month high of $146.08.

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

Xylem Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 29th. Xylem's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.01%.

Xylem Profile

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.