Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Xylem

Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Xylem in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.98. The consensus estimate for Xylem’s current full-year earnings is $4.66 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Xylem’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.06. Xylem had a return on equity of 9.96% and a net margin of 10.40%. The firm had revenue of $2.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on XYL. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Xylem from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Wolfe Research reissued a “peer perform” rating on shares of Xylem in a report on Thursday, December 12th. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on Xylem from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Citigroup lowered Xylem from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Xylem from $166.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $149.90.

Xylem Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:XYL opened at $131.24 on Monday. Xylem has a 1 year low of $113.26 and a 1 year high of $146.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.42. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $121.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $127.35. The company has a market capitalization of $31.88 billion, a PE ratio of 35.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Xylem

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its stake in shares of Xylem by 231.5% in the 4th quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 5,561,661 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $644,039,000 after purchasing an additional 3,883,845 shares during the last quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB bought a new stake in shares of Xylem in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $96,658,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Xylem by 42.9% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,326,024 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $269,865,000 after purchasing an additional 698,745 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in shares of Xylem by 23.1% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,683,201 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $427,325,000 after purchasing an additional 691,618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Xylem in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $68,593,000. Institutional investors own 87.96% of the company’s stock.

Xylem Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This is a positive change from Xylem’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio is 39.34%.

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.