Entropy Technologies LP Grows Holdings in Xylem Inc. $XYL

Entropy Technologies LP grew its position in Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) by 45.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 36,956 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,583 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings in Xylem were worth $4,416,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Xylem in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new position in Xylem during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Xylem during the first quarter worth approximately $40,000. FWL Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Xylem in the second quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Xylem in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. 87.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on XYL shares. UBS Group upped their target price on Xylem from $132.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Xylem from $156.00 to $154.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of Xylem from $160.00 to $158.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $157.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Xylem from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $130.00 to $140.00 in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Xylem has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $153.15.

Xylem Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of XYL stock opened at $119.66 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $114.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $122.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a market cap of $28.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.77, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.03. Xylem Inc. has a twelve month low of $105.29 and a twelve month high of $154.27.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.03. Xylem had a net margin of 10.79% and a return on equity of 11.26%. The firm had revenue of $2.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.11 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.03 earnings per share. Xylem’s quarterly revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.350-5.600 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Xylem Inc. will post 5.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 28th were issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 28th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 42.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jerome A. Peribere purchased 1,210 shares of Xylem stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $116.61 per share, with a total value of $141,098.10. Following the transaction, the director owned 27,209 shares in the company, valued at $3,172,841.49. This represents a 4.65% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Geri-Michelle Mcshane sold 4,269 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.46, for a total value of $501,436.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 3,605 shares in the company, valued at $423,443.30. This represents a 54.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.