Why Badger Meter, Inc.’s (BMI) Stock Is Down 12.14%

By Omar Beirat
August 02, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Badger Meter, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Badger Meter, Inc.’s stock price such as:

  • Badger Meter, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Badger Meter, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for BMI from analysts
  • BMI’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI)

Before we jump into Badger Meter, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

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.

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Badger Meter, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Badger Meter, Inc.’s stock price was $134.350.

Badger Meter, Inc. is up 3.04% from its previous closing price of $130.390.

During the last market session, Badger Meter, Inc.’s stock traded between $130.790 and $135.400. Currently, there are approximately 29.04 million shares outstanding for Badger Meter, Inc..

Badger Meter, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 31.4, which is low compared to the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry median of 33.8. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Badger Meter, Inc. Stock Price History

Badger Meter, Inc.’s (BMI) price is currently down 9.46% so far this month.

During the month of July, Badger Meter, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $155.180 and a low of $120.590.

Over the last year, Badger Meter, Inc. has hit prices as high as $204.000 and as low as $112.090. Year to date, Badger Meter, Inc.’s stock is down 22.97%.

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What Caused Badger Meter, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Badger Meter, Inc.’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Badger Meter, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Badger Meter, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Badger Meter, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Badger Meter, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Badger Meter, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -7.77%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 29 and is considered to be Weak.

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Badger Meter, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Badger Meter, Inc.’s stock price is $134.350, which is up 3.04% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Badger Meter, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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