Barclays cuts target for Badger Meter stock to USD 111.00
Published on 10/15/2026 at 18:45 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst target and reporting date
- Barclays lowered its Badger Meter target from USD 112.00 to USD 111.00 on October 13, 2026.
- Badger Meter is scheduled to report third-quarter results before the open on October 22, 2026.
- Badger Meter stock costs EUR 113.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 6:37 p.m. CEST, 31.12 percent below its 52-week high.
- Badger Meter traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.56 and had a USD 3.7 billion market capitalization on October 15, 2026.
Barclays analyst William Grippin lowered the price target for Badger Meter from USD 112.00 to USD 111.00 on October 13, 2026, while keeping an Underweight rating, Markets Insider reported. The target is 12.25 percent below Badger Meter's USD 126.49 NYSE price at 12:42 p.m. ET on October 15, 2026. Badger Meter stock was trading at EUR 113.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 6:37 p.m. CEST.
October 22 report date
Badger Meter is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results before the NYSE open on October 22, 2026, with an earnings call at 11:00 a.m. ET, according to MarketBeat. The date gives investors a defined checkpoint after Barclays focused its October 13 note on second-half execution.
Price sits below yearly high
The euro quote is 31.10 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 164.20 and 19.58 percent above its 52-week low of EUR 94.60, using the range published for the Frankfurt line on October 15, 2026. The quote's bid was EUR 112.80 and ask EUR 113.40 at the Lang & Schwarz timestamp. Badger Meter's primary listing is on the NYSE under ticker BMI, according to the company's investor-relations page.
Valuation and operating backdrop
Badger Meter had a USD 3.7 billion market capitalization, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.56 and a trailing dividend yield of 0.01 percent on October 15, 2026. In the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, sales reached USD 222.30 million, down 7.00 percent from USD 238.10 million a year earlier, while operating earnings fell 12.00 percent to USD 39.40 million and the operating margin was 17.70 percent, Business Wire reported.
Comparison with peers
BMI: P/E 29.56, market capitalization USD 3.7 billion.
Mueller Water Products (NYSE, USD): minus 0.25 percent, P/E 15.35, market capitalization USD 3.4 billion.
Xylem (NYSE, USD): plus 0.70 percent, P/E 24.66, market capitalization USD 24.2 billion.
Target cut frames the next test
Barclays' USD 111.00 target is 12.25 percent below the NYSE price cited above, while the upcoming October 22 report will provide the next operating checkpoint. The contrast between the target and the broader analyst consensus of USD 161.88 cited by MarketBeat leaves a wide spread in published expectations.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Badger Meter stock.
Badger Meter market data
- Company: Badger Meter, Inc.
- ISIN: US0565251081
- Ticker: BMI
- Primary exchange: NYSE
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 15, 2026, 6:37 p.m. CEST): EUR 113.10
- Market capitalization: USD 3.7 billion (as of October 15, 2026)
- 52-week range: EUR 94.60-164.20 (as of October 15, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Industrials / Industrial - Machinery
- Next earnings date: October 22, 2026
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
