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Badger Meter (BMI): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy6 Buy2 Hold1 Sell
Ratings of 9 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 9 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $155, the highest $170, the lowest $111. The average is +22.3% from the last price of $126.
Analyst ratings 12
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Reive★★★★★★★★★★#11117 · hits 29% · avg −10.7% | RBC Capital | $162 | Buy | +28.1% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 21:45 | −0.8%next day −1.0% | ↗ |
| William Grippin★★★★★★★★★★#12086 · hits 34% · avg −14.4% | Barclays | $112 → $111−0.9% | Sell | −12.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 04:50 | −0.8%next day −1.0% | ↗ |
| Ryan Connors★★★★★★★★★★#1390 · hits 66% · avg +12.4% | Northcoast Research | $148 | Buy | +17.0% | Upgrade | 18.09.26on TipRanks 06:50 | +3.9%next day −2.5% · 5 days −3.7% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Industrial - MachineryxAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $152 → $151−0.7% | Buy | +19.4% | Upgrade | 30.08.26on TipRanks Aug 29 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Industrial - MachineryDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $150 → $148−1.3% | Hold | +17.0% | Reiterated | 30.08.26on TipRanks Aug 29 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Industrial - MachineryOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $152 → $151−0.7% | Buy | +19.4% | Reiterated | 30.08.26on TipRanks Aug 29 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Industrial - MachineryAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $144 → $142−1.4% | Hold | +12.3% | Reiterated | 30.08.26on TipRanks Aug 29 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google Industrial - MachineryGemini 3.1Pro | TipRanks - Google | $146 → $144−1.4% | Hold | +13.9% | Reiterated | 30.08.26on TipRanks Aug 29 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Industrial - MachineryPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $149 → $148−0.7% | Hold | +17.0% | Downgrade | 30.08.26on TipRanks Aug 29 23:05 | — | |
| John Eade★★★★★★★★★★#268 · hits 66% · avg +15.0% | Argus Research | — | Hold | — | Assigned | 03.08.26on TipRanks Aug 4 10:40 | +0.5%next day +0.6% · 5 days −2.4% | ↗ |
| Michael Fairbanks★★★★★★★★★★#9901 · hits 42% · avg −4.5% | J.P. Morgan | $172 → $170−1.2% | Buy | +34.4% | Reiterated | 03.08.26on TipRanks 07:31 | +0.5%next day +0.6% · 5 days −2.4% | ↗ |
| Nathan Jones★★★★★★★★★★#108 · hits 71% · avg +18.4% | Stifel Nicolaus | $165 | Buy | +30.5% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks 22:05 | +0.8%next day −4.0% · 5 days −1.1% | ↗ |
| Tate Sullivan★★★★★★★★★★#1863 · hits 47% · avg +6.9% | Maxim Group | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 23.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 08:10 | −1.5%next day +2.4% · 5 days +5.4% | ↗ |
| Scott Graham★★★★★★★★★★#689 · hits 62% · avg +11.9% | Seaport Global | $165 → $160−3.0% | Buy | +26.5% | Reiterated | 23.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:15 | −1.5%next day +2.4% · 5 days +5.4% | ↗ |
| Quinn Fredrickson★★★★★★★★★★#4996 · hits 58% · avg +7.5% | Robert W. Baird | $170 → $167−1.8% | Buy | +32.0% | Reiterated | 23.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:15 | −1.5%next day +2.4% · 5 days +5.4% | ↗ |
| James Ko★★★★★★★★★★#8520 · hits 50% · avg +3.7% | Jefferies | $165 | Buy | +30.5% | Reiterated | 17.06.26on TipRanks Jun 24 21:04 | +0.7%next day −0.4% · 5 days +5.3% | ↗ |
| Andrew Krill★★★★★★★★★★#1288 · hits 92% · avg +34.9% | Deutsche Bank | $185 → $167−9.7% | Hold | +32.0% | Reiterated | 29.01.26on TipRanks 09:05 | −1.1%next day +1.8% · 5 days +3.4% | ↗ |
| Alex Ko★★★★★★★★★★#4176 · hits 80% · avg +41.9% | Morgan Stanley | $220 | Buy | +73.9% | Initiated | 12.12.25on TipRanks 08:30 | +2.4%next day −0.5% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Badger Meter
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $155 at a price of $124 (+25.3%); now: $155 at $126 (+22.3%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| Hold | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sell | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 22.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.23 (from $1.16 to $1.29). Last quarter: $1.02.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $240M (from $231M to $249M). Last quarter: $222M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Technology
About Badger Meter
- CEO: Kenneth C. Bockhorst
- Employees: 2,477
- 4545 West Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53224-9536, US
- www.badgermeter.com
Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI) provides a comprehensive range of solutions for flow measurement, quality assessment, control, and communication. Operating globally, the company serves markets across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. For municipal water utilities, BMI supplies both conventional and advanced water meters, complemented by associated radio, software, and service technologies. Additionally, Badger Meter engineers and produces a variety of flow instrumentation devices, including meters, valves, and sensing tools. These instruments are vital for measuring and controlling the flow of various substances—from water, air, and steam to oil and other liquids and gases—within industrial piping and pipelines. They are incorporated by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as primary measurement components within their products or systems and distributed through manufacturer representatives. Key applications for this instrumentation span water/wastewater treatment, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and corporate sustainability efforts. The company further innovates with its ORION suite of automatic meter reading (AMR) technologies, encompassing ORION Migratable, ORION (SE) for traditional fixed networks, and ORION Cellular for infrastructure-free fixed network solutions. Its BEACON advanced metering analytics platform, a secure cloud-hosted software, empowers users with alerts for specified conditions and consumer engagement tools to visualize and manage water usage. Serving a broad customer base, including water utilities, industrial clients, and other sectors, Badger Meter sells its offerings directly and through a network of resellers and representatives. Founded in 1905, Badger Meter, Inc. is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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