Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Xylem Inc. $XYL

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) by 63.8% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,574 shares during the quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Xylem were worth $311,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Xylem by 14.4% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 30,955 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,645,000 after acquiring an additional 3,900 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Xylem by 56.1% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,678 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,037,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 5,509 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew 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 purchasing an additional 635 shares during the period. 87.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Geri-Michelle Mcshane sold 4,269 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.46, for a total transaction of $501,436.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 3,605 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $423,443.30. This represents a 54.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jerome A. Peribere bought 1,210 shares of Xylem stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $116.61 per share, with a total value of $141,098.10. Following the acquisition, the director owned 27,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,172,841.49. This trade represents a 4.65% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders own 0.32% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

XYL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Xylem from $163.00 to $159.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays decreased their price target on Xylem from $156.00 to $154.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Xylem from $174.00 to $168.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Xylem from $170.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Xylem from $132.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $153.54.

Xylem Stock Performance

Shares of XYL stock opened at $116.77 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $112.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $125.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.46. Xylem Inc. has a 1 year low of $105.29 and a 1 year high of $154.27. The firm has a market cap of $27.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.05, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.05.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.11 billion. Xylem had a return on equity of 11.26% and a net margin of 10.79%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.03 EPS. Xylem has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.350-5.600 EPS. Analysts predict that Xylem Inc. will post 5.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 28th were paid a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 28th. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.79%.

About Xylem

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.