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BMI · Badger Meter, Inc.

Scientific & Technical InstrumentsUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$126.32

+5.15% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Mildly bearish1 bullish · 3 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.23 from 9 analysts)
To mean target: +22.8%

Market cap

$4B

Enterprise value

$4B

Trailing P/E

30.0

Forward P/E

25.9

Dividend yield

1.0%

Beta

0.64

Avg volume

1M

Employees

2K

2D change

5D change

3.89%

10D change

-14.38%

30D change

-9.15%

60D change

3.30%

MTD change

-12.47%

YTD change

-26.18%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.23
Covering analysts9
Mean price target$155.11
Low price target$109.00
Upside to mean target+22.8%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)46.8
50-day MA$133.55
200-day MA$153.65
Price vs 50-day MA+0.8%
Price vs 200-day MA-12.4%
MACD histogram-2.47
Volume vs 3-month avg1.0×
52w low $113.0352w high $191.08

Analyst sentiment over time — BMI

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-28

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Barclays

Underweight

$112

-11.3% vs price
▲ raised from $109Maintains · 2026-07-28

JP Morgan

Overweight

$170

+34.6% vs price
▼ cut from $172Maintains · 2026-07-23

RBC Capital

Outperform

$162

+28.2% vs price
▼ cut from $169Maintains · 2026-07-23

Jefferies

Buy

$200

+58.3% vs price
▼ cut from $220Maintains · 2026-01-29

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-28BarclaysMaintainsUnderweight$109 $112
2026-07-23JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$172 $170
2026-07-23BairdMaintainsOutperform$170 $167
2026-07-23RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform$169 $162
2026-07-23StifelMaintainsBuy$170 $165
2026-07-20StifelMaintainsBuy$140 $170
2026-07-13BarclaysMaintainsUnderweight$110 $109
2026-04-23Maxim GroupDowngradeBuyHold$0.00

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 47 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 0.8% above the 50-day MA ($133.55).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 12.4% below the 200-day MA ($153.65).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-2.46) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($113.03) and high ($191.08).

BMI Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$1.0B
EBITDA$0M
Free cash flow$0M
Operating cash flow$0M
Book value / share$23.56
Net debt / EBITDA-0.4
WACC9.0%
Revenue growth-7.00%
Earnings growth-13.00%

About Badger Meter, Inc.

Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions worldwide. The company offers Utility water smart metering solutions and software technologies and services to municipal water utility market. It also provides flow instrumentation products, including meters, valves, and other sensing instruments to measure and control fluids, 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 user 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 to employees, resellers, and representatives. The company was incorporated in 1905 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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