Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Xylem Inc shares valued at $527,978 were purchased by GERI-MICHELLE MCSHANE on Mar 07 ’25. At $128.18 per share, GERI-MICHELLE MCSHANE acquired 4,119 shares.
Also, McShane Geri-Michelle sold 4,119 shares, netting a total of over 527,978 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $128.18 each, the insider now holds 3,950 shares.
Before that, Capers Dorothy Trefon had sold 12,026 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,530,391, the SVP & General Counsel traded Xylem Inc shares for $127.26 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,026 shares, worth approximately $1.02 million.
As published in their initiating research note from JP Morgan on May 30, 2025, Xylem Inc [XYL] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $148. Analysts at Wolfe Research downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 09, 2024, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for XYL. Earlier on September 03, 2024, TD Cowen downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for XYL stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing XYL Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Xylem Inc [NYSE: XYL] rose 0.22% to $127.30. The stock’s lowest price that day was $126.05, but it reached a high of $127.55 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.51%. Over the course of the year, Xylem Inc shares have jumped approximately 9.72%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Xylem Inc (XYL)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.66 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Xylem Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Xylem Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.2 million shares to 2.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 3.1 million shares. A decline of -6.8% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.09 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.09.
Which companies own the most shares of Xylem Inc (XYL)?
In terms of Xylem Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 139 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.43% from the previous closing price of $127.02. Analysts anticipate Xylem Inc stock to reach 170 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 107. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Xylem Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 13, 2024, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $165.
