Badger Meter Inc [NYSE: BMI] jumped around 0.36 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $216.36 at the close of the session, up 0.17%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 185.38K shares, BMI reached a trading volume of 126079 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
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What do top market gurus say about Badger Meter Inc [BMI]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BMI shares is $221.40 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BMI stock is a recommendation set at 2.44. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Maxim Group have made an estimate for Badger Meter Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on October 18, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Seaport Research Partners raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on September 11, 2024, representing the official price target for Badger Meter Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $190 to $207, while Maxim Group kept a Buy rating on BMI stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Badger Meter Inc is set at 4.84, with the Price to Sales ratio for BMI stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 7.92. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 10.76, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.80. Price to Free Cash Flow for BMI in the course of the last twelve months was 48.68 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.87.
How has BMI stock performed recently?
Badger Meter Inc [BMI] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.18. With this latest performance, BMI shares gained by 6.06% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 12.60% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 47.26% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for BMI stock in for the last two-week period is set at 50.99, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 49.28, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 51.77 for Badger Meter Inc [BMI]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 215.66, while it was recorded at 218.57 for the last single week of trading, and 191.33 for the last 200 days.
Badger Meter Inc [BMI]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Badger Meter Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 2.87 and a Current Ratio set at 4.10.
Earnings analysis for Badger Meter Inc [BMI]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BMI. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Badger Meter Inc go to 18.01%.
Insider trade positions for Badger Meter Inc [BMI]
There are presently around $94.49%, or 94.95%% of BMI stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BMI stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 5.23 million shares, which is approximately 17.8365%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 3.68 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$685.28 million in BMI stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$282.68 million in BMI stock with ownership which is approximately 5.1736%.
