Rosenblatt Securities Keeps a Buy Rating on Xylem (XYL)


Rosenblatt Securities analyst Scott Graham maintained a Buy rating on Xylem (XYL) today and set a price target of $100.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $96.24.

According to TipRanks.com, Graham is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 11.6% and a 68.5% success rate. Graham covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Thermon Group Holdings, Rockwell Automation, and AO Smith.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Xylem is a Hold with an average price target of $97.00.

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Based on Xylem’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $1.22 billion and net profit of $37 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $1.3 billion and had a net profit of $65 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 86 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of XYL in relation to earlier this year.

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Xylem, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture and application of highly engineered technologies for the water industry. It provides water and wastewater applications with a broad portfolio of products and services addressing the full cycle of water, from collection, distribution and use to the return of water to the environment. It operates through following business segments: Water Infrastructure, Applied Water and Measurement & Control Solutions. The Water Infrastructure segment focuses on the transportation, treatment and testing of water, offering a range of products including water & wastewater pumps, treatment & testing equipment, and controls & systems. This segment brands include Flygt, Wedeco, Godwin Pumps, WTW, Sanitaire, YSI and Leopold. The Applied Water segment encompasses the uses of water and focuses on the residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural markets. Its products include pumps, valves, heat exchangers, controls and dispensing equipment. The Measurement & Control Solutions segment focuses on developing advanced technology solutions that enable intelligent use and conservation of critical water and energy resources as well as analytical instrumentation used in the testing of water. The company was founded on May 4, 2011 and is headquartered in Rye Brook, NY.

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