In the latest market close, Badger Meter (BMI) reached $202.94, with a -0.18% movement compared to the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 1.15% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 1.14%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.47%. The manufacturer of products that measure gas and water flow's stock has climbed by 0.88% in the past month, exceeding the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 2.53% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.27%. Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of ...

The Bank of Japan will adopt a more cautious approach to hiking interest rates to avoid rapid appreciation in the yen after the recent global market turmoil, Fitch Solutions' BMI said in a recent note. "We expect that the BoJ will take a more cautious approach and only hike by 25bps this year to 0.50%, down from our previous view for 50bps," said BMI's analysts in a note on Wednesday. Interest rate hikes by the BOJ led to the unwinding of the popular yen carry trade, which led to a sharp sell-off in global ...

Badger Meter (BMI) stock continues its upward trajectory, with an appreciation of 24.6% in the past six months compared with the S&P 500 composite and sub-industry's growth of 8.3% and 8%, respectively. BMI's stock also has outperformed peers in the industry in the past six months. While Watts Water Technologies (WTS) stock dropped 9.5%, shares of Woodward (WWD) and Transcat (TRNS) have moved up 12.8% and 7%, respectively. BMI: 24.6% 19.6% WWD: 12.8% SP5M: 8.3% Z SI83M: 8.0% TRNS: 7.0% WT S: -9.5% 8/24 - WO ...

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Table of Contents In addition, certain water utilities are converting from mechanical to static meters. Ultrasonic water metering maintains a high level of measurement accuracy over the life of the meter, reducing a utility's non-revenue water. The Company has over a decade of proven reliability in the market with its ultrasonic meters. Acquisitions The total purchase consideration for Syrinix, net of cash acquired, was $17.1 million. The Company's allocation of the purchase price at December 31, 2023 inclu ...

In the past year, shares of BMI have gained 16.5% compared with the sub-industry's growth of 15.2%. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Other Details Cash Flow & Liquidity NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) , sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present, delivered a trailing fourquarter earnings surprise of 18.43%, on average. In the last reported quarter, it delivered an earnings surprise of 11.48%. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (SI ...

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript July 19, 2024 11:00 AM ET Karen Bauer - VP of IR, Corporate Strategy and Treasurer Ken Bockhorst - Chairman, President and CEO Bob Wrocklage - CFO Operator Good morning, and thank you for joining the Badger Meter second quarter 2024 earnings conference call. On the call with me today are Ken Bockhorst, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Bob Wrocklage, Chief Financial Officer. The earnings release and related slide presentation ...

fi | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |---------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Badger Meter | | | | | | Second Quarter 2024 | | | | | | Financial Results | | | | | | July 19, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In this presentation certain non-GAAP financial measures may be used. Please see the supplemental financial schedules at the end of this presentation for a reconciliation to the appropriate GAAP measure. 3 • Healthy pipeline and bid funnel; back half of year f ...

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Badger Meter shares have added about 25.7% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 16.2%. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings es ...