At the time of writing, Xylem Inc [XYL] stock is trading at $125.36, up 2.07%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The XYL shares have gain 3.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.83%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Xylem Inc [NYSE: XYL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 03, 2024, when TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $138 for it. Previously, UBS started tracking the stock with Buy rating on August 13, 2024, and set its price target to $165. On March 12, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $150 on the stock. Raymond James upgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Wolfe Research initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $127 as its price target on December 13, 2023. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on November 21, 2023, and upped its price target to $120. In a note dated October 19, 2023, Oppenheimer upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $118.
For the past year, the stock price of Xylem Inc fluctuated between $100.46 and $146.08. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $141.83 within the next 12 months. Xylem Inc [NYSE: XYL] shares were valued at $125.36 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.14% based on the average XYL price forecast.
Analyzing the XYL fundamentals
According to Xylem Inc [NYSE:XYL], the company’s sales were 8.42B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.30% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.07. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.2.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 123.18 points at the first support level, and at 121.01 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 127.25, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 129.15.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Xylem Inc [NYSE:XYL] has a current ratio of 1.96. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.42, while the Cash Ratio is 0.48. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.62, the price to book ratio is 2.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 36.68.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Harker Victoria D, Director, that happened on Sep 09 ’24 when 2760.0 shares were sold. Officer, VICTORIA HARKER completed a deal on Sep 09 ’24 to buy 2760.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP, Controller & CAO McShane Geri-Michelle sold 2278.0 shares on Jun 10 ’24.
