Badger Meter (BMI) Downgraded to Sell: Should You Dump?

Badger Meter, Inc. Price and Consensus | Badger Meter, Inc. Quote

Badger Meter has a negative record of earnings surprises. The company has fallen short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the four trailing quarters, resulting in a negative earnings surprise of 2.07%.

Stocks to Consider

Some better-ranked stocks in the same sector are Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. AAOI, AppFolio, Inc. APPF and Nanometrics Incorporated NANO. All the three stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Applied Optoelectronics has delivered a whopping average positive earnings surprise of 118.33% in the last four quarters.

AppFolio has delivered an impressive average positive earnings surprise of 75.33% in the trailing four quarters. Nanometrics Incorporated has an average positive earnings surprise of 4.98% in the past four quarters.

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