Badger Meter (BMI) Competitors $217.72 -0.74 (-0.34%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:32 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BMI vs. COHR, CGNX, ITRI, OSIS, DAKT, MLAB, FARO, VPG, VNT, and MTDShould you be buying Badger Meter stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Badger Meter include Coherent (COHR), Cognex (CGNX), Itron (ITRI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Daktronics (DAKT), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), FARO Technologies (FARO), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Vontier (VNT), and Mettler-Toledo International (MTD). Badger Meter vs. Coherent Cognex Itron OSI Systems Daktronics Mesa Laboratories FARO Technologies Vishay Precision Group Vontier Mettler-Toledo International Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BMI or COHR? Coherent received 281 more outperform votes than Badger Meter when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.71% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote while only 52.44% of users gave Badger Meter an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBadger MeterOutperform Votes27952.44% Underperform Votes25347.56% CoherentOutperform Votes56062.71% Underperform Votes33337.29% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BMI or COHR? Badger Meter has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coherent. Coherent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Badger Meter, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBadger Meter$803.82M7.97$92.60M$4.0354.02Coherent$5.00B3.02-$156.15M-$1.23-79.41 Is BMI or COHR more profitable? Badger Meter has a net margin of 14.80% compared to Coherent's net margin of -1.25%. Badger Meter's return on equity of 21.56% beat Coherent's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Badger Meter14.80% 21.56% 15.63% Coherent -1.25%6.63%2.61% Does the media prefer BMI or COHR? In the previous week, Coherent had 6 more articles in the media than Badger Meter. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Coherent and 5 mentions for Badger Meter. Badger Meter's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Coherent's score of 0.37 indicating that Badger Meter is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Badger Meter 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Coherent 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BMI or COHR? 89.0% of Badger Meter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Coherent shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Badger Meter shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Coherent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, BMI or COHR? Badger Meter has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BMI or COHR? Badger Meter presently has a consensus target price of $216.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.79%. Coherent has a consensus target price of $109.07, suggesting a potential upside of 11.67%. Given Coherent's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coherent is more favorable than Badger Meter.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Badger Meter 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Coherent 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 SummaryBadger Meter beats Coherent on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBadger MeterFluid meters & counting devices IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.40B$5.93B$25.89B$19.18BDividend Yield0.60%0.44%2.78%3.60%P/E Ratio54.0234.01238.1241.30Price / Sales7.974.903,335.5617.60Price / Cash57.7834.1635.6521.28Price / Book12.379.338.115.32Net Income$92.60M$234.75M$681.16M$989.88M7 Day Performance-3.80%-5.77%0.41%-3.54%1 Month Performance-0.60%-2.75%7.00%-3.68%1 Year Performance42.91%24.47%23.07%12.14% Badger Meter Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BMIBadger Meter3.8456 of 5 stars$217.72-0.3%$216.00-0.8%+44.0%$6.40B$803.82M54.022,140Positive NewsCOHRCoherent4.081 of 5 stars$108.49+1.7%$105.64-2.6%+128.3%$16.78B$4.71B-86.7026,157Analyst ForecastCGNXCognex4.6523 of 5 stars$37.76+1.8%$47.91+26.9%-12.5%$6.48B$837.55M71.312,992Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageITRIItron4.6232 of 5 stars$113.52+1.4%$123.92+9.2%+47.4%$5.12B$2.17B22.945,859Positive NewsOSISOSI Systems3.0433 of 5 stars$185.42+2.0%$179.00-3.5%+37.8%$3.10B$1.54B23.736,681DAKTDaktronics4.6934 of 5 stars$17.14-2.7%N/A+94.2%$805.34M$820.60M70.482,831MLABMesa Laboratories0.5809 of 5 stars$131.53+3.1%$140.00+6.4%+29.2%$714.34M$228.38M-2.86736Positive NewsFAROFARO Technologies3.1867 of 5 stars$28.71+5.0%$29.50+2.8%+23.7%$543.11M$347.73M-79.141,243Positive NewsVPGVishay Precision Group3.6699 of 5 stars$24.04+1.2%$31.00+29.0%-28.7%$318.29M$355.05M24.002,300Positive NewsVNTVontier3.2772 of 5 stars$39.66+0.2%$44.44+12.1%+6.6%$5.96B$3.10B15.178,000Positive NewsMTDMettler-Toledo International3.952 of 5 stars$1,267.94-0.7%$1,351.25+6.6%+3.7%$26.76B$3.76B34.4317,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COHR Alternatives CGNX Alternatives ITRI Alternatives OSIS Alternatives DAKT Alternatives MLAB Alternatives FARO Alternatives VPG Alternatives VNT Alternatives MTD Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BMI) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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