XYL Xylem Inc.

bearish · high conviction REVERSAL track record → $110.10 -1.03 (-0.9%)
Mkt Cap $26B P/E 27.4 fwd 18.1 52wk $105.29 - $154.27 Updated Thursday
Insider selling: $501,437 sold by 9 insiders (30d)
Est. revisions: -0.9% (2 up, 12 down in 30d)
Backed by structured data (insider trades, analyst ratings, or filings)
Factor Model (net -1.7)

Factor Model

net -1.7 5.3 / 10
Est. Revisions
-0.1
Insider Activity
+0.0
Momentum
-0.4
Analyst Rev.
-0.9
Narrative Gap
+0.0

Xylem's short interest surges 32%

Watch: Monitor upcoming quarterly order trends to see if growth momentum resumes or further slows, impacting short interest and price direction.

Short interest in Xylem rose sharply by 32% to 8.04M shares, hitting 4.3% of the float with 3.3 days to cover. This jump indicates growing bearish bets amid decelerating revenue growth of 2.7% latest year-over-year and downward EPS revisions. Insider activity is mixed, and the stock faces a downtrend with a 15% price drop from its 52-week high.

The rising short interest alongside slowing revenue momentum and negative EPS estimate revisions signals increasing investor caution and potential downward pressure on the stock.

Evidence

Updated Thursday Short interest surged 32% to 8,036,873 shares
16d ago El Niño Strategy reddit-wsb
26d ago Insider buy by PERIBERE JEROME A (XYL): $141,098
31d ago Oppenheimer main XYL: Outperform → Outperform
31d ago Citigroup main XYL: Buy → Buy
31d ago UBS main XYL: Neutral → Neutral
32d ago Stifel main XYL: Buy → Buy
32d ago Barclays main XYL: Overweight → Overweight
7 older signals
40d ago UBS down XYL: Buy → Neutral
40d ago Intel upgraded, Reddit initiated: Wall Street's top analyst calls
45d ago JP Morgan main XYL: Overweight → Overweight
47d ago Stifel main XYL: Buy → Buy
48d ago Insider buy by TRETIKOV LILA (XYL): $528
49d ago Is This Sector the Hidden Bottleneck of the AI Boom? (Hint: It's Not Semiconductors.)
80d ago Is Xylem Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?
Fundamentals & Data ▾
Xylem Inc. Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Mkt Cap
$26B
P/E
27.4 fwd 18.1
Beta
1.08
Div Yield
156.00%
52w Range
$105.29 - $154.27
Short Interest
8.0M 4.35%
Days to Cover
3.3 +52%
Technicals downtrend
vs 20d MA
-1.8%
from 52w Hi
-15.1%
Vol (20d)
24%
1w return
+3.5%
1m return
-10.9%
Vol ratio
0.8x
Insiders
selling 1B / 4S
Analysts
bearish 0 up / 1 down
EPS Estimate
$1.34 -0.9% 30d 2up / 12dn
Est. Dispersion
5% 19 analysts
Analyst Target
$151 $124 - $183
Options P/C
0.51
Fund Convergence
strong Renaissance, D.E. Shaw, Citadel, Bridgewater, Two Sigma
Financials
Revenue
$2.1B +3% YoY
FCF
$18M
Gross Margin
38%
Op Margin
13%
Momentum: decelerating
Top Holders
Renaissance $95M
D.E. Shaw $72M
Citadel $28M
Bridgewater $5M
Two Sigma $4M
Recent Filings & Data
insider trade 11
net selling · $501,437 sold · $141,098 bought
9 insiders · 11 transactions (30d)
Recent transactions
YADAV UDAY · award · $199,982
HARKER VICTORIA D · award · $199,982
GLATCH LISA · award · $199,982
PERIBERE JEROME A · award · $199,982
MORELLI MARK D · award · $199,982
FRIEL ROBERT F · award · $289,979
PERIBERE JEROME A · buy · $141,098
MCSHANE GERI-MICHELLE · sell · $501,437
MCSHANE GERI-MICHELLE · exercise · $273,034
TRETIKOV LILA · award · $199,982
ELLIS EARL RAY · award · $199,982
Track Record (0/1 correct) ▾

Direction History

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