Momentum Is Strong For Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL)

After Hours

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Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $128.02 and fluctuated between $128.52 as its day high and $127.47 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Xylem Inc is $30.95B. A total of 0.87 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.24M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Yarkadas Hayati sold 4,547 shares of XYL for 127.53 per share on Mar 05 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP & President, EU, WI & GLS now owns 9,353 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 01 ’24, Yarkadas Hayati sold 24,478 shares at 127.15 per share. XYL shares that SVP & President, EU, WI & GLS owns now total 13,900.

Among the insiders who sold shares, McShane Geri-Michelle disposed of 1,000 shares on Feb 20 ’24 at a per-share price of $122.89. This resulted in the VP, Controller & CAO holding 2,935 shares of XYL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Beliveau-Dunn Jeanne sold 1,835 shares at $124.51 per share on Feb 15 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 7,298.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Xylem Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.35, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.05%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 47.07. XYL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/20/2024 when it declared a $0.36 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/20/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/19/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/20/2023. The XYL stock dividend was $0.33 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, XYL has a high of $128.58 and a low of $87.59.

As of this writing, XYL has an earnings estimate of $0.84 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.87 per share and a lower estimate of $0.82. The company reported an EPS of $0.99 in the last quarter, which was 11.20% higher than expectations of $0.89.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for XYL is Buy with a score of 4.13.