Xylem Inc.

• 4 Water Plays for a Thirsty Portfolio

  By Leo Sun - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: AWK, PIO, PHO, XYL

  When most people think about valuable commodities, they tend to think about gold or oil. Most people neglect the world’s most important commodity -- fresh water.

  Although water covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, only 1% of the world’s water is available for drinking. 97.5% of the planet’s water is seawater, and 70% of our available fresh water is frozen in glaciers. Meanwhile, climate change, water more »

• Big Profits in Clean Water

  By Reuben Brewer - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: LMT, PLL, XYL

  Water is a vital ingredient for human life. Companies that help ensure that there is enough clean water look increasingly important, which means they could be increasingly good investments.

  Clean Water

  The United States is blessed with many things. An important one is clean water. Not only do we have plentiful supplies of potable water, but we have the systems in place to safely deliver that water to homes and more »

• Big Profits in Clean Water

  By Reuben Brewer - April 6, 2013 | Tickers: LMT, PLL, XYL

  Water is a vital ingredient for human life. Companies that help ensure that there is enough clean water look increasingly important, which means they could be increasingly good investments.

  Clean Water

  The United States is blessed with many things. An important one is clean water. Not only do we have plentiful supplies of potable water, but we have the systems in place to safely deliver that water to homes and more »

• Big Profits in Clean Water

  By Reuben Brewer - April 6, 2013 | Tickers: LMT, PLL, XYL

  Water is a vital ingredient for human life. Companies that help ensure that there is enough clean water look increasingly important, which means they could be increasingly good investments.

  Clean Water

  The United States is blessed with many things. An important one is clean water. Not only do we have plentiful supplies of potable water, but we have the systems in place to safely deliver that water to homes and more »

• Big Profits In Clean Water

  By Reuben Brewer - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: LMT, PLL, XYL

  Water is a vital ingredient for human life. Companies that help ensure that there is enough clean water look increasingly important, which means they could be increasingly good investments.

  Clean Water

  The United States is blessed with many things. An important one is clean water. Not only do we have plentiful supplies of potable water, but we have the systems in place to safely deliver that water to homes and more »

• Bumpy Ride After the Spinoff

  By Mike Thiessen - February 13, 2013 | Tickers: XLS, ITT, XYL

  On November 1, 2011, White Plains, New York-based ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) executed a three-way split that created two new publicly-traded companies. ITT's water-services division was spun off and re-branded as Xylem (NYSE: XYL). Meanwhile, its "defense and information solutions" division was spun off and re-branded as ITT Excelis (NYSE: XLS). This defense-relations firm later dropped the "ITT" from its name. Since the split, the performance of the original more »

• A Potential 50% Premium Takeover Candidate

  By Anh HOANG - February 6, 2013 | Tickers: DHR, FELE, XYL

  In the 2013 Barron’s Roundtable, Mario Gabelli discussed many of his investment ideas, including Hillshire Brands and Post Holdings. He was also bullish on a leading water and wastewater treatment equipment business called Xylem (NYSE: XYL). He considered Xylem a potential takeover candidate with a 50% premium to the current stock price within two years. Let’s dig deeper to see whether or not we should follow Gabelli into more »

• Water, Water, Everywhere-Ideas In Water Infrastructure & Beyond

  By Steve Van - November 16, 2012 | Tickers: BMI, ITRI, LNN, MWA, XYL

  “Water, water, every where,
  Nor any drop to drink.”
  The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  The devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy brought to life the sad irony of this famous verse with millions of people inundated by a flood of water, yet struggling for the basics necessities of life.  We humans, and indeed all living creatures, must have water to survive and this condition creates an more »

• Water, Water, Everywhere- Ideas In Water Utilities & Beyond

  By Steve Van - November 15, 2012 | Tickers: AWR, AWK, WTR, BMI, CWT, ITRI, KEX, LNN, MWA, XYL

  “Water, water, everywhere,
  Nor any drop to drink.”
  The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  Seeing the devastation from Hurricane Sandy brought to mind this famous verse, which in turn got me thinking about ways to invest in one of the essentials of human life-water. We drink it, bathe in it, grow & prepare food with it, and even use it for transportation and recreation. I am confident more »

• The Right Stocks For Hurricane Sandy

  By Edgar Ambart - October 30, 2012 | Tickers: FLR, HD, LOW, PG, XYL |

  With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on east coast, numerous blogs have resurfaced telling you which stocks to benefit from and which stocks to dump at the market open.  Particularly a recent article on Forbes by Christopher Versace, titled "10 Stocks To Benefit From Hurricane Sandy" highlights companies that might not really benefit from the deadly storm.  For instance, despite more people snapping pictures on Instagram, Facebook will not benefit from more »

• Which Fund Made Big Money on This Industrial Stock?

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 9, 2012 | Tickers: FLS, IEX, ITW, SHS, XYL

  In an amended 13G filing earlier this week, Ralph Whitworth of Relational Investors disclosed his firm had lowered its stake in Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) to 2.34 million shares, a decrease of over 30% from its 2Q stake of 3.09 million shares. Whitworth founded the firm in 1996 with the idea of investing in strategic blocks. 

  At the end of 2Q, Flowserve was Whitworth’s fifth largest position more »

• You Should be (Real) Long on Water

  By Kevin Gill - August 10, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, WTR, SBS, CWCO, XYL

  People in America take many things for granted. One of the most prominent examples would be having clean water come out every time the tap is turned on. The average US citizen uses 150 gallons of water a day as compared to 20 gallons a day for even middle class folks in China, India and other emerging economies. Water is necessary for sanitation, cleaning and hydration. A lack of water more »

• America's Trouble with Water

  By Stephen Benz - May 16, 2012 | Tickers: ITT, NOV, NWPX, XYL

  I had a friend in college who lived in a house with some eco-conscious guys who flushed the house's lone toilet only once a day in order to conserve water.  I thought this behavior was not only disgusting, but also inconsequential.  How much water can 5 people actually save from a spartan toilet flushing policy?  Well, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), we lose 7 billion more »

• Price The Market Part 43

  By Glen Bradford - January 14, 2012 | Tickers: GE, HON, ITW, IRM, XYL

  Hi, my name is Glen Bradford. Join me on my journey of pricing the S&P500. Let's do this.

  281. Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM) is really expensive. I also question the company's buyback program. They should be using their cash flow to pay off debt. What they are doing is systemically risky and can only be done to slowly assist in their EPS until they experience an more »