Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Xylem (NYSE:XYL - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.500-4.70 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.630. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.7 billion-$8.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.7 billion.

Xylem Stock Up 0.1 %

NYSE:XYL traded up $0.10 on Thursday, reaching $120.67. 1,739,729 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,420,397. The company has a market capitalization of $29.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.97, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Xylem has a 12 month low of $100.47 and a 12 month high of $146.08. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $118.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $122.05.

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

Xylem Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This is a positive change from Xylem's previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.33%. Xylem's payout ratio is currently 43.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on XYL shares. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $152.00 to $134.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $149.00 to $146.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Xylem from $140.00 to $141.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Xylem from $143.00 to $147.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $145.56.

Xylem Company 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.