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 $139,962 were sold by McShane Geri-Michelle on Sep 05 ’25. At $139.96 per share, McShane Geri-Michelle sold 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 2,957 shares worth approximately $0.44 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, GERI-MICHELLE MCSHANE purchased 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 139,962 in proceeds.
Before that, Glatch Lisa had sold 4,900 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $689,231, the Director traded Xylem Inc shares for $140.66 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,900 shares, worth approximately $0.77 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Barclays on September 19, 2025, Xylem Inc [XYL] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $165. Analysts at JP Morgan started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of December 12, 2024, Wolfe Research has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Peer perform” for XYL. Earlier on December 09, 2024, Citigroup upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for XYL stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing XYL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Xylem Inc [NYSE: XYL] rose 0.04% to $148.19. The stock’s lowest price that day was $147.295, but it reached a high of $149.3 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.21%. Over the course of the year, Xylem Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.03%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $151.16 on 10/06/25 and a 52-week low of $100.47 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Xylem Inc (XYL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 147.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 146.26. In the upper region, resistance lies at 149.23. The next price resistance is at 150.27. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 64.04 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Xylem Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Xylem Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.48 million shares to 2.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 2.43 million shares. A jump of 16.47% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.53 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.53.
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 166.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.4% from the previous closing price of $148.13. Analysts anticipate Xylem Inc stock to reach 168 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 165. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Xylem Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 03, 2024, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $138.
