Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) Now -17.11% Off Its High ($146.08), Does Analysts See Headwinds And Risks?

Xylem Inc (NYSE:XYL) currently has a daily average trading volume of 1.85M but it saw 1578613 shares traded in last market. With a market cap of 29.47B USD, the company’s current market price of $121.09 came rising about 0.53 while comparing to the previous closing price of $120.45. In past 52 weeks, the stock remained buoying in the range of price level as high as $146.08 and as low as $100.47.

Taking a look at 20-day trading activity of Xylem Inc (XYL) gives us an average price of $114.75, while its current price level is -17.11% below from 52-week high level whereas it is 20.52% above from lowest level seen by the stock during that period. Simple moving average of 50 days or SMA-50 of the stock’s closing price is $118.81 while that of 200 days or SMA-200 reads an average of $125.71. A closer look into the stock’s movement over the week reveals that its volatility is standing at 1.79% during that period while stretching the period over a month that increases to 3.11%. It is also necessary to take a look into other indicators of a stock too, to get a better idea about its price movement. And in doing so, we find stock’s 14-day relative strength index (RSI) standing at 58.56 which implies that the stock is in neutral territory.

Citigroup upgraded its recommendation for the stock as a “Buy” from “Neutral” on December 09, 2024 while assigning a price target range of $135-$148. TD Cowen also issued its recommendations for the stock as it downgraded the price target for the stock is $138.

Over the week, XYL’s stock price is moving 0.43% up while it is 16.78% when we observe its performance for the past one month. Year-to-date it is 4.37% up and over the past year, the stock is showing a downside performance of -11.75%.

Currently, Xylem Inc’s total number of outstanding shares is 243.40M. Company’s return on investment (ROI) stands at 7.08% and return on equity (ROE) at 8.62%. It has a price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) of 32.58 while having a 23.26 of forward P/E ratio. Stock’s beta reads 1.13. Stock has a price to book (P/B) ratio of 2.72 while price to sale or P/S ratio amounts to 3.43. Its return on asset (ROA) is 5.58% on average.