BMI vs. BLKB, CDNS, DBX, FLEX, GOOGL, IDCC, IRDM, WWD, ANET, and WTS
Should you be buying Badger Meter stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Badger Meter include Blackbaud (BLKB), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Dropbox (DBX), Flex (FLEX), Alphabet (GOOGL), InterDigital (IDCC), Iridium Communications (IRDM), Woodward (WWD), Arista Networks (ANET), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS).
Badger Meter vs. Its Competitors
Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) and Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Blackbaud has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Badger Meter has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Badger Meter has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blackbaud. Blackbaud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Badger Meter, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Badger Meter has a net margin of 15.53% compared to Blackbaud's net margin of -24.82%. Blackbaud's return on equity of 61.72% beat Badger Meter's return on equity.
Blackbaud currently has a consensus target price of $70.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.81%. Badger Meter has a consensus target price of $237.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.54%. Given Badger Meter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Badger Meter is more favorable than Blackbaud.
In the previous week, Badger Meter had 1 more articles in the media than Blackbaud. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Badger Meter and 8 mentions for Blackbaud. Badger Meter's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Blackbaud's score of 0.34 indicating that Badger Meter is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
94.2% of Blackbaud shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Badger Meter shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Blackbaud shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Badger Meter shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Badger Meter beats Blackbaud on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BMI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:BMI) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
