We're taking a closer look at Badger Meter today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -9.0% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions in the United States, Asia, Canada, Europe, Mexico, the Middle East, and internationally.
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Badger Meter has moved 54.0% over the last year compared to 21.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 33.0%
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BMI has an average analyst rating of buy and is -9.91% away from its mean target price of $157.0 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $2.62
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Badger Meter has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 54.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.34 and its forward P/E ratio is 42.3
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BMI has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 3.43, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 8.72 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Badger Meter is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.49 and an average P/B of 3.78
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Badger Meter has on average reported free cash flows of $83.88 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 0.0%
