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Badger Meter Inc has a consensus price target of $177.33 based on the ratings of 13 analysts. The high is $264 issued by RBC Capital on July 23, 2025. The low is $110 issued by Barclays on April 20, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by RBC Capital, Barclays, and Stifel on April 20, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $139.67 between RBC Capital, Barclays, and Stifel, there's an implied -3.13% downside for Badger Meter Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) was reported by Maxim Group on April 23, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $0.00 expecting BMI to fall to within 12 months (a possible -100.00% downside). 25 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) was provided by Maxim Group, and Badger Meter downgraded their hold rating.
The last upgrade for Badger Meter Inc happened on March 30, 2026 when Baird raised their price target to $173. Baird previously had a neutral for Badger Meter Inc.
The last downgrade for Badger Meter Inc happened on April 23, 2026 when Maxim Group changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Badger Meter Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Badger Meter, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Badger Meter was filed on April 23, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 23, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Badger Meter (BMI) rating was a downgraded with a price target of $0.00 to $0.00. The current price Badger Meter (BMI) is trading at is $144.18, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 04/23/2026 | Buy Now | — | Maxim Group | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2026 | Buy Now | 17.21% | RBC Capital | $197 → $169 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2026 | Buy Now | -23.71% | Barclays | $136 → $110 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2026 | Buy Now | -2.9% | Stifel | $174 → $140 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2026 | Buy Now | 0.57% | Baird | $173 → $145 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2026 | Buy Now | 10.97% | JP Morgan | $190 → $160 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2026 | Buy Now | 20.68% | Stifel | $166 → $174 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/30/2026 | Buy Now | 19.99% | Baird | $165 → $173 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2026 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2026 | Buy Now | -5.67% | Barclays | $157 → $136 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2026 | Buy Now | 31.78% | JP Morgan | $232 → $190 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2026 | Buy Now | 38.72% | Jefferies | $220 → $200 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2026 | Buy Now | 32.47% | RBC Capital | $229 → $191 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2026 | Buy Now | 15.13% | Stifel | $215 → $166 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2026 | Buy Now | 8.89% | Barclays | → $157 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2025 | Buy Now | 52.59% | Jefferies | → $220 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2025 | Buy Now | 62.99% | JP Morgan | $240 → $235 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2025 | Buy Now | 58.83% | RBC Capital | $264 → $229 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2025 | Buy Now | 49.12% | Stifel | $208 → $215 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | 42.18% | Baird | $219 → $205 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | 44.26% | Stifel | $224 → $208 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2025 | Buy Now | 59.52% | JP Morgan | → $230 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2025 | Buy Now | 83.1% | RBC Capital | $284 → $264 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2025 | Buy Now | 51.89% | Baird | $216 → $219 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2025 | Buy Now | 61.6% | Stifel | $230 → $233 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/16/2025 | Buy Now | 59.52% | Stifel | $200 → $230 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2025 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | — | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 66.46% | Argus Research | $235 → $240 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | 74.78% | RBC Capital | $238 → $252 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | 38.72% | Stifel | $196 → $200 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | 49.81% | Baird | $218 → $216 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | 35.94% | Stifel | $209 → $196 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 74.09% | RBC Capital | → $251 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 69.93% | Maxim Group | $235 → $245 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 44.96% | Stifel | $208 → $209 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 44.26% | Stifel | $203 → $208 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2024 | Buy Now | 59.52% | Argus Research | $218 → $230 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 40.8% | Baird | $184 → $203 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | 40.8% | Stifel | $189 → $203 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2024 | Buy Now | 62.99% | Seaport Global | → $235 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 51.2% | Argus Research | $204 → $218 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | 27.62% | Baird | $180 → $184 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | 33.17% | Stifel | $175 → $192 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | 21.38% | Stifel | $147 → $175 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | 24.84% | Baird | $151 → $180 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | — | Northcoast Research | — | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 1.96% | Stifel | $142 → $147 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/29/2023 | Buy Now | — | Northcoast Research | — | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2023 | Buy Now | -1.51% | Stifel | → $142 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | 24.84% | Maxim Group | $152 → $180 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | 0.57% | Baird | $125 → $145 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | -9.83% | Stifel | $126 → $130 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |