Seaport Res Ptn Comments on Xylem's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:XYL)

Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Xylem in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.15 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.16. The consensus estimate for Xylem's current full-year earnings is $4.65 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Xylem's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.87 EPS.

XYL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Xylem from $149.00 to $146.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of Xylem from $143.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Xylem from $152.00 to $134.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Xylem from $140.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Xylem currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $146.88.

Xylem Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of XYL stock traded down $1.91 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $122.34. 1,340,730 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,416,286. The stock has a market cap of $29.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.43, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $118.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $121.76. Xylem has a fifty-two week low of $100.47 and a fifty-two week high of $146.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $2.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.04 billion. Xylem had a net margin of 10.40% and a return on equity of 9.96%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.90 earnings per share.

Xylem Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.31%. This is a boost from Xylem's previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. Xylem's dividend payout ratio is presently 43.01%.

Institutional Trading of Xylem

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of XYL. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Xylem in the third quarter worth about $2,492,000. Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake in Xylem by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 47,642 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $6,433,000 after buying an additional 783 shares during the last quarter. Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC increased its position in Xylem by 11.7% in the third quarter. Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC now owns 18,455 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,492,000 after buying an additional 1,937 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Xylem by 2.3% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,597,657 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $219,262,000 after buying an additional 36,102 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new position in shares of Xylem during the third quarter worth about $2,092,000. 87.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.