Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.500-4.700 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.690. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.6 billion-$8.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.8 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

XYL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wolfe Research reaffirmed a “peer perform” rating on shares of Xylem in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Xylem from $166.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on Xylem from $163.00 to $162.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on Xylem from $148.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $149.90.

Xylem Price Performance

NYSE XYL traded up $0.69 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $129.93. The company had a trading volume of 1,205,527 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,306,822. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.99, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.96. Xylem has a 52 week low of $113.26 and a 52 week high of $146.08. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $120.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $127.57.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.06. Xylem had a return on equity of 9.61% and a net margin of 9.85%. The firm had revenue of $2.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Xylem will post 4.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th were issued a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 26th. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio is currently 42.11%.

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.