Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments
Sell if holding. At $118.27, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 8.1%; Concentration risk — Supplier: single suppliers for microprocessors and castings.
Badger Meter manufactures flow measurement, water quality, and connectivity solutions with ~95% of net sales from water-related applications. The Utility Water product line (~89% of 2025 net sales) serves water utilities and the Flow Instrumentation segment serves commercial and... Read more
Sell if holding. At $118.27, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 8.1%; Concentration risk — Supplier: single suppliers for microprocessors and castings. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 25, MACD bearish. Score 4.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 83d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHSuppliersingle suppliers for microprocessors and castings10-K Item 1A: 'we rely on single suppliers for microprocessors, castings and components in several of our product lines'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -9.0% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. At $118.27, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 8.1%; Concentration risk — Supplier: single suppliers for microprocessors and castings. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 25, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $110.06. Score 4.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $127.89 (+8.1% upside). Prior stop was $110.06. Stop-loss: $110.06.
Concentration risk — Supplier: single suppliers for microprocessors and castings; Thin upside margin: 8.1%; Consecutive earnings misses (3).
Badger Meter, Inc. trades at a P/E of 26.7 (forward 23.8). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover BMI with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $147.
What does Badger Meter, Inc. do?Badger Meter manufactures flow measurement, water quality, and connectivity solutions with ~95% of net sales from...
Badger Meter manufactures flow measurement, water quality, and connectivity solutions with ~95% of net sales from water-related applications. The Utility Water product line (~89% of 2025 net sales) serves water utilities and the Flow Instrumentation segment serves commercial and industrial customers globally.