BMI NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Badger Meter Inc · Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments

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Latest close 134.3 USD
6.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 25.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.4%, after a -7.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bearish with 58/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 42/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 80d.

Setup score 29 out of 100
Latest Close 134.3 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 6.4% latest completed week
4W Return -7.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 13.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 6.4% Latest completed week; four-week move -7.9%. Indicator stack 0/69 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Buy Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bearish 58/100 conviction; expected move 6.7%. News sentiment 42/100 64 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 80d Next report is scheduled for 21 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 25.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.4%, after a -7.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.2012-week average 0.08

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.20Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals2Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -7.9% over four weeks, 13.7% over 12 weeks, and -25.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.4%
4W-7.9%
12W13.7%
26W-7.8%
52W-25.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.92Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change32.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-22.29Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-14.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength9/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality72/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Momentum11/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Growth29/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework53/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
29.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
4.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
18.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
41.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
19.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-7.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-3.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBearish

BMI shows bearish options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 7.50, expected move of 6.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction58/100
Expected move6.7%
Put/call volume7.50
Pressure-80
Speculation25
Volatility52
Trend agreement53
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Insider activity19 / 0

19 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment42/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 64 relevant articles.

12 positive · 23 neutral · 29 negative
Patient CapitalFresh

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Fresh buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings80dNext report is scheduled for 21 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move6.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-33.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.5%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-25.6%Week of 17 Apr.
Latest week+6.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses3
Recent vol6.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -3.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape26/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis22/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.20; No reversal markers Factors25/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 36; Small Cap Core rank 91 SVQF53/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 477.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalFresh

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Fresh buy signal Options36/100

BMI shows bearish options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 7.50, expected move of 6.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 6.7% Sentiment42/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 64 relevant articles.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Grows Stock Position in Badger Meter, Inc. $BMI Insiders19 / 0

19 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings80d

Next report is scheduled for 21 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026134.3 USD6.4%141.5 USD177.3 USD0.92-22.292.8MOff
24 Jul 2026126.3 USD-15.5%142.9 USD177.5 USD0.93-26.824.5MOff
17 Jul 2026149.5 USD3.7%144.7 USD177.7 USD0.92-14.842.2MOff
10 Jul 2026144.2 USD-1.2%145.7 USD177.7 USD0.82-20.351.5MOff
3 Jul 2026145.9 USD3.5%147.0 USD177.7 USD0.69-19.562.1MOff
26 Jun 2026140.9 USD4.0%148.2 USD177.6 USD0.35-21.813.2MOff
19 Jun 2026135.5 USD2.9%149.4 USD177.7 USD-0.13-27.752.3MOff
12 Jun 2026131.7 USD4.1%150.7 USD177.7 USD-0.45-30.332.1MOff
5 Jun 2026126.5 USD2.1%152.2 USD177.8 USD-0.75-33.851.9MOff
29 May 2026123.9 USD-1.5%154.2 USD177.9 USD-0.86-37.951.6MOff
22 May 2026125.8 USD10.5%156.0 USD178.0 USD-0.85-37.242.9MOff
15 May 2026113.9 USD-3.6%158.0 USD178.1 USD-0.83-43.732.4MOff
8 May 2026118.1 USD-2.8%160.2 USD178.3 USD-0.75-42.542.7MOff
1 May 2026121.6 USD0.1%161.9 USD178.4 USD-0.55-40.493.1MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.