Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the eleven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $149.90.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on XYL shares. Wolfe Research reiterated a "peer perform" rating on shares of Xylem in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Xylem from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Xylem from $166.00 to $150.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of Xylem from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Citigroup lowered shares of Xylem from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th.

Xylem Trading Down 1.2 %

NYSE:XYL traded down $1.53 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $128.14. 752,013 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,195,961. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.02, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.07. Xylem has a fifty-two week low of $113.26 and a fifty-two week high of $146.08. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $123.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $127.10. 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 posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. Xylem had a return on equity of 9.96% and a net margin of 10.40%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.99 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Xylem will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. This is a boost from Xylem's previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. Xylem's dividend payout ratio is 43.72%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xylem

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH lifted its stake in shares of Xylem by 201.4% in the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 7,644 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $979,000 after purchasing an additional 5,108 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of Xylem during the 4th quarter valued at about $83,139,000. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of Xylem by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 19,808 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,298,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Xylem during the fourth quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC boosted its position in Xylem by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 5,421 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $629,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.96% of the company's stock.

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.