Badger Meter, Inc.

BMI stock score: 50/100

$129.01 · +2.18% · Scored Oct 20, 2026

Technical
42
Fundamental
57
News
57

The reading

Badger Meter (BMI) scores 50 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 44% of Technology stocks and 41% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 42, fundamentals 57.

Among the fundamentals, Institutional Ownership at 100 and Debt to Equity at 95 score highest, while Earnings Growth (Quarterly) at 7 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 38 and contrarian oscillators 56.

News sentiment is neutral at 57; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 44 to 61, and it is down 4 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward BMI’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

57

Pulling it up

  • Institutional Ownership100

    Institutional ownership measures the percentage held by professional investors.

  • Debt to Equity95

    Debt-to-Equity ratio measures financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

  • Earnings Quality (Yearly)94

    Annual earnings quality examines the durability and cash-backed nature of yearly profits.

Holding it back

  • Earnings Growth (Quarterly)7

    Quarterly earnings growth measures profit increase versus the prior-year quarter.

  • Fair Value11

    Fair value score synthesizes multiple valuation methods (DCF, P/E, P/B, P/S) to estimate intrinsic worth.

  • Earnings Estimates24

    Earnings estimates score evaluates analyst projections for future profitability.

41 weighted scorers.

Technical · daily

38

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • SMA 20 Cross Up100

    SMA 20 Cross Up tracks when very short-term averages cross above the 20-period SMA.

  • Know Sure Thing (KST)92

    Know Sure Thing (KST) combines multiple rate-of-change calculations to identify long-term trend reversals.

Holding it back

  • S&P 500 52W Comparison5

    S&P 500 52-week comparison evaluates the stock's annual performance relative to the broader market.

  • SMA 200 Cross Up7

    SMA 200 Cross Up tracks when faster moving averages cross above the 200-period SMA.

  • EMA 200 Cross Up9

    EMA 200 Cross Up tracks when price crosses above the 200-period EMA, creating an "EMA golden cross." This responsive long-term indicator signals potential sustained uptrends earlier than the SMA equivalent.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
57

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly521
Daily383
Weekly332
Monthly442
Quarterly522

Composite score, last 90 days

05010050Jul 25, 2026Oct 20, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 54Jul 26, 2026: 55Jul 27, 2026: 61Jul 28, 2026: 59Jul 29, 2026: 55Jul 30, 2026: 58Jul 31, 2026: 44Aug 2, 2026: 45Aug 3, 2026: 47Aug 5, 2026: 53Aug 6, 2026: 52Aug 7, 2026: 53Aug 8, 2026: 52Aug 9, 2026: 53Aug 10, 2026: 51Aug 11, 2026: 50Aug 12, 2026: 49Aug 13, 2026: 49Aug 14, 2026: 49Aug 15, 2026: 49Aug 16, 2026: 48Aug 17, 2026: 48Aug 18, 2026: 47Aug 19, 2026: 50Aug 20, 2026: 49Aug 22, 2026: 50Aug 23, 2026: 49Aug 24, 2026: 52Aug 25, 2026: 53Aug 26, 2026: 53Aug 27, 2026: 54Aug 28, 2026: 52Aug 29, 2026: 53Aug 30, 2026: 52Aug 31, 2026: 51Sep 1, 2026: 51Sep 2, 2026: 52Sep 3, 2026: 53Sep 4, 2026: 50Sep 5, 2026: 52Sep 6, 2026: 52Sep 7, 2026: 53Sep 8, 2026: 49Sep 9, 2026: 47Sep 10, 2026: 47Sep 11, 2026: 48Sep 12, 2026: 48Sep 13, 2026: 48Sep 14, 2026: 48Sep 15, 2026: 49Sep 16, 2026: 50Sep 17, 2026: 50Sep 18, 2026: 52Sep 19, 2026: 52Sep 20, 2026: 52Sep 21, 2026: 51Sep 22, 2026: 52Sep 23, 2026: 54Sep 24, 2026: 51Sep 25, 2026: 49Sep 26, 2026: 50Sep 27, 2026: 49Sep 28, 2026: 48Sep 29, 2026: 47Sep 30, 2026: 47Oct 1, 2026: 49Oct 2, 2026: 50Oct 3, 2026: 49Oct 4, 2026: 49Oct 5, 2026: 48Oct 6, 2026: 48Oct 7, 2026: 48Oct 8, 2026: 49Oct 9, 2026: 52Oct 10, 2026: 52Oct 11, 2026: 52Oct 12, 2026: 52Oct 13, 2026: 52Oct 14, 2026: 50Oct 15, 2026: 49Oct 16, 2026: 49Oct 17, 2026: 48Oct 18, 2026: 48Oct 19, 2026: 48Oct 20, 2026: 50
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Key facts

Market cap
$3.7B
Sector
Technology
Industry
Scientific & Technical Instruments
Beta
0.64
Risk grade (1–10)
2
Next earnings
Oct 22, 2026

Scientific & Technical Instruments peers

CompanyMarket capScore
CGNX Cognex$9.6B52
ESE ESCO Technologies$6.4B55
ST Sensata Technologies Holding$6.1B50
NOVT Novanta$5.1B44
VNT Vontier$4.6B54
ITRI Itron$3.7B50

Questions

What is BMI's stock score today?

BMI scores 50/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 20, 2026: technical 42, fundamental 57, and news sentiment 57, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is BMI a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 50 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the BMI score calculated?

103 weighted scorers feed it today: 41 fundamental, scored against Technology ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.