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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
$243.54
+0.8%
$231.23
$162.17
$256.08
$7.17B0.85246,617 shs266,230 shs
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$360.23
+0.1%
$332.62
$267.30
$418.50
$169.68B1.372.69 million shs6.13 million shs
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
$143.85
+0.9%
$142.95
$98.26
$156.35
$77.42B1.033.92 million shs5.56 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
0.00%-1.07%-2.18%+27.70%+26.90%
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
0.00%-0.31%+3.07%+7.23%+10.64%
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
0.00%-1.50%-7.55%-5.27%+41.34%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
3.0529 of 5 stars
1.31.03.31.62.21.71.9
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
4.8453 of 5 stars
2.45.04.21.33.43.32.5
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
4.3497 of 5 stars
2.34.02.52.83.12.51.3
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
2.50
Moderate Buy$236.60-2.85% Downside
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
2.73
Moderate Buy$375.174.15% Upside
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
2.54
Moderate Buy$155.838.33% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest CAT, MMM, and BMI Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/20/2025
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$395.00 ➝ $422.00
6/16/2025
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$200.00 ➝ $230.00
6/11/2025
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingHold (C+) ➝ Hold (C+)
6/3/2025
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
Raymond James Financial
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform
5/30/2025
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy$335.00 ➝ $385.00
5/30/2025
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$141.00 ➝ $160.00
5/24/2025
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingHold (C+) ➝ Hold (C+)
5/19/2025
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
Evercore ISI
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Lower Price TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$375.00 ➝ $373.00
5/16/2025
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
UBS Group
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UpgradeSell ➝ Neutral$272.00 ➝ $357.00
5/16/2025
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$140.00 ➝ $167.00
5/13/2025
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
Baird R W
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UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
(Data available from 6/20/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
$826.56M8.68$5.38 per share45.23$20.61 per share11.82
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$63.26B2.68$26.96 per share13.36$40.79 per share8.83
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
$24.58B3.15$10.10 per share14.24$7.22 per share19.92
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
$124.94M$4.5453.6445.273.4715.74%22.35%16.27%7/18/2025 (Estimated)
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$10.79B$20.5217.5616.292.4015.71%53.77%11.64%8/5/2025 (Estimated)
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
$4.17B$7.9218.1617.272.9617.79%96.19%10.02%7/25/2025 (Estimated)

Latest CAT, MMM, and BMI Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/18/2025Q2 2025
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
$1.19N/AN/AN/A$235.38 millionN/A
4/30/2025Q1 2025
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$4.35$4.25-$0.10$4.20$14.64 billion$14.25 billion
4/22/2025Q1 2025
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
$1.77$1.88+$0.11$2.04$5.78 billion$5.80 billion
4/17/2025Q1 2025
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
$1.08$1.30+$0.22$1.30$220.39 million$222.21 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
$1.360.56%N/A29.96%32 Years
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$6.041.68%N/A29.43%30 Years
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
$2.922.03%N/A36.87%1 Years

Latest CAT, MMM, and BMI Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
6/11/2025
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
quarterly$1.511.67%7/21/20257/21/20258/20/2025
5/13/2025
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
quarterly$0.731.94%5/23/20256/12/2025
4/25/2025
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
quarterly$0.340.63%5/23/20255/23/20256/6/2025
4/9/2025
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
quarterly$1.412.06%4/21/20254/21/20255/20/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
N/A
2.92
1.86
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
1.43
1.32
0.77
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
2.72
1.66
1.25

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
89.01%
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
70.98%
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
65.25%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
0.80%
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
0.33%
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
0.34%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
2,21029.45 million29.22 millionOptionable
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
112,900471.04 million469.49 millionOptionable
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
61,500538.18 million536.35 millionOptionable

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Badger Meter stock logo

Badger Meter NYSE:BMI

$243.54 +1.90 (+0.79%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$243.68 +0.14 (+0.06%)
As of 04:16 PM Eastern
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Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions worldwide. It offers mechanical or static water meters, and related radio and software technologies and services to municipal water utilities market. The company also provides flow instrumentation products, including meters, valves, and other sensing instruments to measure and control fluids going through a pipe or pipeline, including water, air, steam, and other liquids and gases to original equipment manufacturers as the primary flow measurement device within a product or system, as well as through manufacturers' representatives. In addition, the company offers ORION Cellular endpoints to power network as a service; ORION mobile read endpoints support for deploying AMR solution; radio products; hardware, instruments, and sensors, and related software, to enhance connected data to a water utility's operation; water quality monitoring solutions, including optical sensing and electrochemical instruments; and high frequency pressure and leak detection sensors to aid in burst pipe and leak events; as well as BEACON, a secure cloud-hosted software suite that establishes alerts for specific conditions and allows consumer engagement tools that permit end water customers to view and manage their water usage activity. Its flow instrumentation products are used in water/wastewater, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and corporate sustainability markets. The company serves water utilities, commercial, and industrial industries; and provides training, project management, technical support, and other collaborative services for customers. It sells its products and software directly, as well as through resellers and representatives. The company was incorporated in 1905 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Caterpillar stock logo

Caterpillar NYSE:CAT

$360.23 +0.43 (+0.12%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$360.30 +0.07 (+0.02%)
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Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools. The company's Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, tractors, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, fleet management products, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, work tools, and safety services and mining performance solutions, as well as related parts and services. Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, revolving charge accounts, repair/rebuild financing services, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services. Its All Other Operating segment offers filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; logistics solutions and distribution services; brand management and marketing strategy services; and digital investments services. Caterpillar Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

3M stock logo

3M NYSE:MMM

$143.85 +1.34 (+0.94%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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3M Company provides diversified technology services in the United States and internationally. The company's Safety and Industrial segment offers industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; closure systems for personal hygiene products, masking, and packaging materials; electrical products and materials for construction and maintenance, power distribution, and electrical original equipment manufacturers; structural adhesives and tapes; respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection solutions; and natural and color-coated mineral granules for shingles. Its Transportation and Electronics segment provides ceramic solutions; attachment/bonding products, films, sound, and temperature management for transportation vehicles; premium large format graphic films for advertising and fleet signage; light management films and electronics assembly solutions; packaging and interconnection solutions; semiconductor production materials; data centers solutions; and reflective signage for highway, and vehicle safety. The company's Consumer segment provides consumer bandages, braces, supports, and consumer respirators; home cleaning products; retail abrasives, paint accessories, car care DIY products, picture hanging, and consumer air quality solutions; and stationery products. It offers its products through e-commerce and traditional wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, distributors, and dealers. 3M Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.