6,381 Shares in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Acquired by Natixis

Natixis bought a new position in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,381 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $740,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Xylem during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Xylem in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xylem during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Xylem by 69.5% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 317 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC increased its position in Xylem by 122.4% in the fourth quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 318 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

XYL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup dropped their price target 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. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Xylem from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Xylem from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Xylem currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $147.33.

Xylem Stock Performance

Shares of Xylem stock traded up $0.62 during trading on Friday, hitting $116.23. 1,923,112 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,404,520. Xylem Inc. has a 1-year low of $100.47 and a 1-year high of $146.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $118.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $122.43. 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 (NYSE:XYL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.18 billion. Xylem had a return on equity of 9.96% and a net margin of 10.40%. The business's revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Xylem Inc. will post 4.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xylem Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.38%. Xylem's dividend payout ratio is presently 43.72%.

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.