Badger Meter stock heads into October 22 results meeting a mixed test

Published on 10/07/2026 at 02:25 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Badger Meter stock was last at USD 123.73 on October 6, 2026, while Q2 sales reached USD 222.3 million. The October 22 report will test the company after a 7 percent annual sales decline.

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Badger Meter stock (ISIN US0565251081) was last at USD 123.73 on the NYSE on October 6, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET. The company is heading toward its third-quarter report on October 22, a date confirmed by Business Wire.

Q2 sales reached USD 222.3 million

Badger Meter reported total sales of USD 222.3 million for Q2 2026, up 10 percent from Q1 but down 7 percent from the comparable prior-year quarter, according to Business Wire in its report on the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

The same release put operating earnings at USD 39.4 million, down 12 percent year over year, with an operating margin of 17.7 percent versus 18.8 percent in the prior-year quarter. The figures make the October report a test of whether sequential improvement can offset the annual decline.

Analysts see a USD 162 target

The analyst picture is mixed. According to MarketBeat on October 1, 2026, 12 research firms rated the stock Hold overall, with six Buy ratings, five Holds and one Sell rating. Their average 12-month price target was USD 162.00, which is USD 38.27 above the October 6 price, or 30.9 percent higher.

MarketBeat also reported that Barclays raised its target from USD 109.00 to USD 112.00 while retaining an Underweight rating on July 28, 2026. Northcoast Research later raised its rating from Neutral to Buy and set a USD 148.00 target on September 18, 2026, showing that the research range remains wide.

Stock stays near its yearly low

At USD 123.73, the stock stood USD 11.64 above its 52-week low of USD 112.09 and USD 80.27 below its 52-week high of USD 204.00 on October 6, 2026. Market capitalization was USD 3.6 billion and volume was 344,793 shares on that session.

For investors, the central checkpoint is the conversion of improving sequential sales into profit growth. Badger Meter's Q2 operating margin of 17.7 percent remains below the 18.8 percent recorded a year earlier, while the scheduled Q3 release will provide the next quantified test.

October 22 is the next checkpoint

Badger Meter is scheduled to issue its Q3 2026 earnings release before the market opens on October 22, 2026, according to Business Wire. The company will hold its earnings call at 11:00 a.m. ET, giving the sales trend and margin comparison a clear near-term catalyst.