Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Xylem Inc shares valued at $258,542 were sold by Harker Victoria D on Aug 04 ’25. At $143.63 per share, Harker Victoria D sold 1,800 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 18,575 shares worth approximately $2.67 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, VICTORIA HARKER purchased 1,800 shares, netting a total of over 258,542 in proceeds.
Before that, JEANNE BELIVEAU-DUNN had added 8,453 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,079,327, the Officer bought Xylem Inc shares for $127.69 each.
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] plunged -0.10% to $143.48. The stock’s lowest price that day was $142.8, but it reached a high of $145.23 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.79%. Over the course of the year, Xylem Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.75%.
Is Xylem Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Xylem Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.16 million shares to 2.18 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.34 million shares. A decline of -7.48% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.67.
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 168 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.98% from the previous closing price of $143.62. Analysts anticipate Xylem Inc stock to reach 168 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 168. 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.
