Badger Meter (BMI) Competitors

Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) and Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media favor BLKB or BMI?

In the previous week, Badger Meter had 12 more articles in the media than Blackbaud. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Badger Meter and 6 mentions for Blackbaud. Badger Meter's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Blackbaud's score of 1.03 indicating that Badger Meter is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackbaud	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Badger Meter	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BLKB or BMI?

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Badger Meter shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BLKB or BMI?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackbaud	$1.16B	2.63	-$283.17M	-$5.78	-10.82
Badger Meter	$826.56M	6.81	$124.94M	$4.59	41.59

Which has more risk and volatility, BLKB or BMI?

Blackbaud has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Badger Meter has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLKB or BMI more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackbaud	-24.82%	61.72%	5.07%
Badger Meter	15.53%	21.57%	15.71%

Do analysts recommend BLKB or BMI?

Blackbaud presently has a consensus target price of $78.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.79%. Badger Meter has a consensus target price of $238.40, suggesting a potential upside of 24.87%. Given Blackbaud's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Blackbaud is more favorable than Badger Meter.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackbaud	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Badger Meter	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Badger Meter beats Blackbaud on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.