Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Badger Meter (BMI)

Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/31/2026 – Badger Meter was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 10/27/2026 – Badger Meter was upgraded by Argus from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $170.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/27/2026 – Badger Meter was downgraded by Northcoast Research from “buy” to “neutral”.
• 10/26/2026 – Badger Meter had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 10/23/2026 – Badger Meter had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Seaport Research Partners. They now have a $175.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Badger Meter had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $187.00 price target on the stock, up from $162.00.
• 10/23/2026 – Badger Meter was given a new $168.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus.
• 10/23/2026 – Badger Meter was given a new $175.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 10/23/2026 – Badger Meter had its price target raised by Barclays from $111.00 to $112.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Badger Meter had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $165.00 to $150.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/17/2026 – Badger Meter was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 10/13/2026 – Badger Meter had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays. They now have a $111.00 price target on the stock, down from $112.00.
• 9/18/2026 – Badger Meter was upgraded by Northcoast Research from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $148.00 price target on the stock.

Badger Meter Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th were issued a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 28th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Badger Meter’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Badger Meter’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.65%.

Badger Meter, Inc is a water technology company that develops and manufactures flow measurement, control and communications solutions. Its products are used to measure and manage water across municipal, commercial and industrial applications, helping customers improve operational efficiency, monitor usage and support water conservation.

The company’s offerings include mechanical, ultrasonic and electromagnetic flow meters; valves and related flow-control equipment; and smart water technologies.