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BADGER METER INC BMI
BADGER METER INC (BMI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.06% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $916.7M at a 15.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.18 — grey zone (between the usual thresholds). A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | Maxim Group | Hold (down) |
| 2026-04-20 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-04-20 | Barclays | Underweight (main) |
| 2026-04-20 | Stifel | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-20 | Baird | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-04-17 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.366 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.663 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.188 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.74 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | BADGER METER INC | 5/9 | 8.71 | 29 | +10.9% |
| VNT | Vontier Corp | 4/9 | 3.03 | — | +3.2% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
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.
FAQ
Is BMI financially healthy?
BADGER METER INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does BMI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. BADGER METER INC pays a dividend yielding about 1.06% with a 30.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is BMI?
In FY2025, BADGER METER INC had a net margin of 15.5% and a return on equity of 19.9%.
Is BMI overvalued or undervalued?
BADGER METER INC trades at about 28.1× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 30.6×–55.6×, median 48.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for BMI?
The average Wall-Street price target for BADGER METER INC is $150.44, about 11.6% above the recent price, from 9 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is BMI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on BADGER METER INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 29.0×, a dividend yield of 1.06%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.