PEAK6 LLC Makes New $1.58 Million Investment in Xylem Inc. $XYL

PEAK6 LLC purchased a new stake in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 13,352 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,578,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of XYL. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Xylem by 14.4% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 30,955 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,645,000 after purchasing an additional 3,900 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Xylem by 3.3% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,151 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $496,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Xylem by 56.1% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,678 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,037,000 after acquiring an additional 3,120 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Xylem by 97.6% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 11,151 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,442,000 after acquiring an additional 5,509 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Xylem by 114.0% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,192 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $154,000 after acquiring an additional 635 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.96% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

XYL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Xylem from $154.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Xylem from $157.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Xylem from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $130.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Xylem in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, CLSA raised Xylem to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Xylem currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $154.23.

Xylem Stock Performance

NYSE XYL opened at $113.62 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $118.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $119.67. Xylem Inc. has a 12-month low of $105.29 and a 12-month high of $154.27. The company has a market capitalization of $26.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.34 billion. Xylem had a net margin of 11.15% and a return on equity of 11.77%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.550-5.700 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Xylem Inc. will post 5.67 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 27th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.95%.

Xylem Profile

Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) is a global water technology company that designs, manufactures and services engineered systems and equipment for the transport, treatment, testing and efficient use of water. Its product portfolio spans pumps and pumping systems, valves, filtration and disinfection equipment, sensors and analytical instruments, and digital solutions for monitoring and control of water infrastructure. Xylem serves the full water cycle with offerings for water and wastewater utilities, industrial customers, commercial and residential buildings, and agricultural applications.

The company was established as an independent publicly traded company in 2011 following a corporate spin-off from ITT Corporation and is headquartered in Rye Brook, New York.