Badger Meter, Inc.

NYSE:BMI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$6.4b

Badger Meter Valuation

Is BMI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BMI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BMI ($217.72) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($133.11)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BMI is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BMI?

Key metric: As BMI is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BMI. This is calculated by dividing BMI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BMI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio53.8x
EarningsUS$118.95m
Market CapUS$6.43b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BMI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BMI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average42.9x
NOVT Novanta
91.7x32.5%US$5.5b
NATI National Instruments
44.4x12.7%US$8.0b
ITRI Itron
21.8x6.5%US$4.9b
VNT Vontier
13.6x9.6%US$5.5b
BMI Badger Meter
53.8x11.4%US$6.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BMI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.8x) compared to the peer average (42.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BMI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Electronic Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SHMD SCHMID Group
3.7xn/aUS$137.95m
DSWL Deswell Industries
3.8xn/aUS$37.93m
SGE Strong Global Entertainment
3.8xn/aUS$12.27m
SMX SMX (Security Matters)
0.5xn/aUS$671.95k
BMI 53.8xIndustry Avg. 24.9xNo. of Companies10PE01632486480+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BMI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.8x) compared to the US Electronic industry average (24.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BMI's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BMI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio53.8x
Fair PE Ratio22.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BMI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BMI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$217.72
US$218.02
+0.1%
8.6%US$250.00US$196.12n/a6
Dec ’25US$216.82
US$217.19
+0.2%
8.9%US$250.00US$196.12n/a6
Nov ’25US$201.98
US$217.19
+7.5%
8.9%US$250.00US$196.12n/a6
Oct ’25US$217.96
US$209.60
-3.8%
9.5%US$235.00US$184.00n/a5
Sep ’25US$206.94
US$199.25
-3.7%
6.6%US$216.00US$184.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$202.04
US$199.25
-1.4%
6.6%US$216.00US$184.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$184.77
US$188.50
+2.0%
6.5%US$207.00US$175.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$192.96
US$186.50
-3.3%
6.6%US$207.00US$175.00n/a4
May ’25US$182.52
US$186.50
+2.2%
6.6%US$207.00US$175.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$159.69
US$155.60
-2.6%
15.1%US$190.00US$120.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$159.92
US$152.80
-4.5%
14.7%US$190.00US$120.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$145.35
US$152.80
+5.1%
14.7%US$190.00US$120.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$154.37
US$149.80
-3.0%
15.2%US$190.00US$120.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$149.11
US$149.80
+0.5%
15.2%US$190.00US$120.00US$216.825
Nov ’24US$138.77
US$149.80
+7.9%
15.2%US$190.00US$120.00US$201.985
Oct ’24US$143.87
US$149.60
+4.0%
13.4%US$180.00US$120.00US$217.965
Sep ’24US$167.63
US$157.00
-6.3%
9.6%US$180.00US$142.00US$206.944
Aug ’24US$162.63
US$157.00
-3.5%
9.6%US$180.00US$142.00US$202.044
Jul ’24US$147.56
US$136.25
-7.7%
8.3%US$152.00US$125.00US$184.774
Jun ’24US$142.07
US$134.33
-5.4%
9.3%US$152.00US$125.00US$192.963
May ’24US$136.55
US$134.33
-1.6%
9.3%US$152.00US$125.00US$182.523
Apr ’24US$121.82
US$117.67
-3.4%
10.4%US$135.00US$108.00US$159.693
Mar ’24US$120.04
US$117.67
-2.0%
10.4%US$135.00US$108.00US$159.923
Feb ’24US$119.03
US$108.25
-9.1%
18.0%US$135.00US$80.00US$145.354
Jan ’24US$109.03
US$100.80
-7.5%
14.8%US$125.00US$80.00US$154.375
Dec ’23US$114.95
US$98.20
-14.6%
15.0%US$125.00US$80.00US$149.115

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 00:15
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Badger Meter, Inc. is covered by 23 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Robert MasonBaird
Andrew BuscagliaBerenberg