Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments
Sell if holding. At $117.92, A.R:R 1.2:1 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: 8.5%; Concentration risk — Product: Utility Water (89.0%).
Badger Meter manufactures water management solutions including smart meters, water quality sensors, leak detection hardware, and BEACON SaaS for water utilities, with ~95% of net sales from water-related applications. Revenue splits ~89% utility water and ~11% flow... Read more
Sell if holding. At $117.92, A.R:R 1.2:1 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: 8.5%; Concentration risk — Product: Utility Water (89.0%). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 49. Score 4.7/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/10 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 65d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Badger Meter, Inc.
Latest news
- Badger Meter (BMI) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note - MSN — MSN negative
- Analysts’ Top Technology Picks: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD), Badger Meter (BMI) - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail positive
- Badger Meter (BMI) increases despite market slip: Here's what you need to know - MSN — MSN positive
- Stifel raises Badger Meter stock price target on growth outlook - Investing.com — Investing.com positive
- Badger Meter (BMI) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
Thesis
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHProductUtility Water89%10-K Item 1: 'Utility Water Product Line (approximately 89% of Net Sales in 2025)'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -9.0% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. At $117.92, A.R:R 1.2:1 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: 8.5%; Concentration risk — Product: Utility Water (89.0%). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 49. Prior stop was $109.83. Score 4.7/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $127.89 (+8.5% upside). Prior stop was $109.83. Stop-loss: $109.83.
Concentration risk — Product: Utility Water (89.0%); Thin upside margin: 8.5%; Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8.
Badger Meter, Inc. trades at a P/E of 25.8 (forward 23.1). TrendMatrix value score: 5.1/10. 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 water management solutions including smart meters, water quality sensors, leak detection...
Badger Meter manufactures water management solutions including smart meters, water quality sensors, leak detection hardware, and BEACON SaaS for water utilities, with ~95% of net sales from water-related applications. Revenue splits ~89% utility water and ~11% flow instrumentation, sold to utilities and industrial customers primarily in North America. No single customer exceeds 10% of sales.