We're taking a closer look at Xylem today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -0.2% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Xylem Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of engineered products and solutions for the water and wastewater applications in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.
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Xylem has moved -5.9% over the last year compared to 16.2% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -22.2%
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XYL has an average analyst rating of buy and is -9.16% away from its mean target price of $118.58 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $2.45
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Xylem has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 44.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $4.06 and its forward P/E ratio is 26.5
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XYL has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.54, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.61 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Xylem is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.19 and an average P/B of 4.06
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Xylem has on average reported free cash flows of $471.33 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -1.4%