Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.06 EPS

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.06, Zacks reports. Xylem had a net margin of 9.85% and a return on equity of 9.61%. The company had revenue of $2.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.99 EPS. Xylem’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Xylem updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.500-4.700 EPS.

Xylem Stock Up 5.9 %

Shares of XYL stock traded up $7.27 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $130.07. 1,537,137 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,264,807. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $120.56 and its 200-day moving average is $127.62. The company has a market cap of $31.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Xylem has a fifty-two week low of $112.02 and a fifty-two week high of $146.08.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 26th were paid a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 26th. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

XYL has been the subject of several research reports. Wolfe Research reissued a “peer perform” rating on shares of Xylem in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Xylem from $175.00 to $154.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Xylem from $166.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Xylem from $148.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on Xylem from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Xylem has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $150.50.

Xylem Company Profile

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.