B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Buys 2,936 Shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL)

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its position in shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL - Free Report) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 389,290 shares of the industrial products company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,936 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG owned about 0.16% of Xylem worth $45,166,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Summit Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Xylem during the 4th quarter valued at about $675,000. AIA Group Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Xylem by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 2,017 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $234,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Martin Currie Ltd. grew its position in shares of Xylem by 54.6% during the 4th quarter. Martin Currie Ltd. now owns 11,120 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,290,000 after buying an additional 3,927 shares during the period. Portland Global Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Xylem by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC now owns 44,979 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $5,218,000 after acquiring an additional 421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in shares of Xylem by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 28,661 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,333,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.96% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

XYL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Xylem from $166.00 to $150.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Xylem from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Citigroup lowered Xylem from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated a "peer perform" rating on shares of Xylem in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $149.89.

Xylem Stock Down 0.7 %

NYSE XYL traded down $0.81 on Wednesday, reaching $119.07. The company had a trading volume of 2,648,266 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,322,491. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.08. The company's fifty day moving average is $125.65 and its 200 day moving average is $125.69. Xylem Inc. has a 52-week low of $111.32 and a 52-week high of $146.08.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 net margin of 10.40% and a return on equity of 9.96%. The firm's revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Xylem Inc. will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Xylem Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.34%. This is a boost from Xylem's previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. Xylem's payout ratio is currently 43.72%.

Xylem 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.