- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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Xylem Inc. · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
104.8 EUR
3.1%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 34.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.1%, after a -0.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
35
out of 100
Latest Close
104.8 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
3.1%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
11.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
32.7%
17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.2x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
3.1%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.7%.
Indicator stack
18/71
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
50/100
8 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 34.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.1%, after a -0.7% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 0.2x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.3012-week average 0.15
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.30Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -0.7% over four weeks, 11.7% over 12 weeks, and -13.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.86Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change70.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.24Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-41.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength8/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Value26/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Quality40/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Momentum22/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Growth63/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 38; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework51/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 24.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 14.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.7% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 38.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 14.8% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 10.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 8.3% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 5.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 7.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -3.4% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.4% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 2.3% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.7x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
0 positive · 8 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-20.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.5%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-9.6%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+3.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.9% / -2.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorDE Industrials
4-week rank72 / 100
Group average4.0%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank27 / 36
Group average1.3%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD44.4%positive activity pressure
RS38.9%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape32/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 32/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis23/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.30; No reversal markers Factors23/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 19; Small Cap Core rank 75 SVQF51/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 184.0 of 375 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL) files S-3 shelf for flexible debt and equity sales Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 104.8 EUR | 3.1% | 104.6 EUR | 110.1 EUR | 0.86 | -13.24 | 1.5K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 101.7 EUR | -3.2% | 105.0 EUR | 110.0 EUR | 0.88 | -13.93 | 3.7K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 105.1 EUR | -3.7% | 105.5 EUR | 109.9 EUR | 0.94 | -9.61 | 968 | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 109.1 EUR | 3.4% | 105.9 EUR | 109.8 EUR | 0.86 | -5.27 | 1.2K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 105.6 EUR | 1.0% | 106.1 EUR | 109.7 EUR | 0.50 | -9.36 | 1.8K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 104.5 EUR | 1.7% | 106.5 EUR | 109.5 EUR | -0.02 | -12.87 | 114 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 102.7 EUR | 6.5% | 107.0 EUR | 109.4 EUR | -0.57 | -10.72 | 430 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 96.49 EUR | 2.3% | 107.6 EUR | 109.3 EUR | -1.10 | -17.31 | 2.5K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 94.32 EUR | -1.4% | 108.3 EUR | 109.3 EUR | -1.28 | -18.27 | 64 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 95.67 EUR | 1.2% | 109.3 EUR | 109.2 EUR | -1.38 | -17.77 | 1.2K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 94.52 EUR | 0.2% | 110.4 EUR | 109.2 EUR | -1.40 | -20.09 | 2.6K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 94.35 EUR | 0.6% | 111.6 EUR | 109.1 EUR | -1.39 | -19.80 | 86.2K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 93.84 EUR | -3.3% | 112.6 EUR | 109.1 EUR | -1.50 | -17.38 | 3.6K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 97.02 EUR | -2.0% | 113.6 EUR | 109.0 EUR | -1.46 | -16.19 | 1.6K | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.