Badger Meter (BMI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Badger Meter, Inc. is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based manufacturer of flow measurement, control and communications solutions. The company primarily serves the water industry, providing technologies that help utilities and other customers measure, manage and monitor the use and movement of water.

Its products include ultrasonic, electromagnetic and mechanical water meters, as well as flow instrumentation and related control equipment. Badger Meter also offers advanced metering infrastructure and remote monitoring solutions, including its ORION and BEACON platforms, which support automated meter reading, data collection, leak detection and utility management.

Founded in 1905, Badger Meter serves municipal water utilities, commercial and industrial customers, and other water-related markets in North America and internationally. Its solutions are used in applications ranging from residential and commercial water billing to flow monitoring and process management.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $128.63 to $132.32
• 50-Day Range: $123.89 to $140.44
• 52-Week Range: $112.09 to $204.00
• Volume: 88,698 shs
• Average Volume: 475,356 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.27
• Dividend Yield: 1.36%
• Price Target: $161.88
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Badger Meter Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Badger Meter scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 593 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Badger Meter has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Badger Meter has a consensus price target of $161.88, representing about 24.8% upside from its current price of $129.70.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Badger Meter has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Badger Meter are expected to grow by 10.00% in the coming year, from $4.50 to $4.95 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Badger Meter is 30.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Badger Meter is 30.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Badger Meter has a PEG Ratio of 3.24. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Badger Meter has a P/B Ratio of 5.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.95% of the float of Badger Meter has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Badger Meter has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.53, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Badger Meter has recently increased by 19.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Badger Meter pays a meaningful dividend of 1.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Badger Meter has been increasing its dividend for 32 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Badger Meter is 41.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Badger Meter will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.56% next year. This indicates that Badger Meter will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Badger Meter has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Badger Meter this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for BMI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Badger Meter to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $101,573.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0027% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Badger Meter insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $101,573.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Badger Meter is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.01% of the stock of Badger Meter is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 9/11 Dividend: 8/28/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend: 8/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/11/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BMI
• CIK: 9092
• Web: www.badgermeter.com
• Phone: (414) 371-5702
• Fax: 414-355-7499
• Employees: 2,477
• Year Founded: 1905

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Badger Meter: $161.88
• High Price Target: $200.00
• Low Price Target: $111.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.70
• P/E Growth: 3.24
• Net Income: $141.63 million
• Net Margins: 14.27%
• Pretax Margin: 19.09%
• Return on Equity: 18.03%
• Return on Assets: 12.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.42
• Quick Ratio: 1.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $880.96 million
• Price / Sales: 4.25
• Cash Flow: $5.88 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.97
• Book Value: $24.20 per share
• Price / Book: 5.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,987,000
• Free Float: 28,697,000
• Market Cap: $3.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.64