Natixis Advisors L.P. Has $11.98 Million Stock Holdings in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL)

Natixis Advisors L.P. trimmed its stake in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL - Free Report) by 6.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 104,759 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 7,633 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P.'s holdings in Xylem were worth $11,980,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in Xylem by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 377,821 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $43,208,000 after buying an additional 26,365 shares in the last quarter. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,055,000. LGT Group Foundation increased its position in shares of Xylem by 36.0% during the fourth quarter. LGT Group Foundation now owns 24,966 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,854,000 after purchasing an additional 6,612 shares during the period. FFT Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Xylem by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. FFT Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,368 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $271,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. raised its stake in shares of Xylem by 65.3% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. now owns 7,443 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $851,000 after purchasing an additional 2,941 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.96% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Geri-Michelle Mcshane sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.89, for a total transaction of $122,890.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 2,935 shares in the company, valued at $360,682.15. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In related news, SVP Franz Cerwinka sold 2,408 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.79, for a total value of $293,270.32. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 11,750 shares in the company, valued at $1,431,032.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Geri-Michelle Mcshane sold 1,000 shares of Xylem stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.89, for a total transaction of $122,890.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,935 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $360,682.15. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Xylem Price Performance

Xylem stock traded up $1.17 on Wednesday, reaching $141.20. The company's stock had a trading volume of 891,570 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,182,769. Xylem Inc. has a twelve month low of $87.59 and a twelve month high of $141.30. The company has a market cap of $34.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.25, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.67. The business's fifty day moving average price is $129.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $116.38.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The industrial products company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2 billion. Xylem had a net margin of 8.34% and a return on equity of 8.95%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 40.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.72 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Xylem Inc. will post 4.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on XYL shares. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Xylem from $157.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, May 3rd. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Xylem from $110.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Xylem from $142.00 to $147.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, May 3rd. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Xylem from $151.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, May 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Xylem from $136.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $140.70.

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.