Seaport Res Ptn Comments on Xylem’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:XYL)

Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Xylem in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.15 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.16. The consensus estimate for Xylem’s current full-year earnings is $4.65 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Xylem’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.87 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Xylem from $143.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Xylem from $152.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Xylem from $140.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Xylem from $149.00 to $146.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $145.56.

Xylem Stock Performance

NYSE XYL opened at $120.67 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Xylem has a twelve month low of $100.47 and a twelve month high of $146.08. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $118.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $122.05. The firm has a market cap of $29.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.08.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.08. Xylem had a net margin of 10.40% and a return on equity of 9.96%. The company had revenue of $2.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.90 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of Xylem in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,492,000. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Xylem by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 47,642 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,433,000 after buying an additional 783 shares during the period. Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Xylem by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC now owns 18,455 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,492,000 after buying an additional 1,937 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Xylem by 2.3% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,597,657 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $219,262,000 after acquiring an additional 36,102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new position in Xylem during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,092,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.96% of the company’s stock.

Xylem Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This is a boost from Xylem’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.33%. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.01%.

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.