Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI – Get Free Report) and Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Badger Meter and Electro-Sensors”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Badger Meter | $916.66 million | 5.13 | $141.63 million | $4.80 | 33.56 |
| Electro-Sensors | $10.14 million | 1.52 | $310,000.00 | $0.09 | 48.56 |
Risk & Volatility
Badger Meter has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Badger Meter and Electro-Sensors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Badger Meter | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2.36 |
| Electro-Sensors | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Badger Meter presently has a consensus price target of $182.88, suggesting a potential upside of 13.52%. Given Badger Meter’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Badger Meter is more favorable than Electro-Sensors.
Profitability
This table compares Badger Meter and Electro-Sensors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Badger Meter | 15.45% | 20.71% | 14.96% |
| Electro-Sensors | 3.02% | 2.10% | 1.98% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
89.0% of Badger Meter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Badger Meter shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Badger Meter beats Electro-Sensors on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Badger Meter
Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions worldwide. It offers mechanical or static water meters, and related radio and software technologies and services to municipal water utilities market. The company also provides flow instrumentation products, including meters, valves, and other sensing instruments to measure and control fluids going through a pipe or pipeline, including water, air, steam, and other liquids and gases to original equipment manufacturers as the primary flow measurement device within a product or system, as well as through manufacturers' representatives. In addition, the company offers ORION Cellular endpoints to power network as a service; ORION mobile read endpoints support for deploying AMR solution; radio products; hardware, instruments, and sensors, and related software, to enhance connected data to a water utility's operation; water quality monitoring solutions, including optical sensing and electrochemical instruments; and high frequency pressure and leak detection sensors to aid in burst pipe and leak events; as well as BEACON, a secure cloud-hosted software suite that establishes alerts for specific conditions and allows consumer engagement tools that permit end water customers to view and manage their water usage activity. Its flow instrumentation products are used in water/wastewater, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and corporate sustainability markets. The company serves water utilities, commercial, and industrial industries; and provides training, project management, technical support, and other collaborative services for customers. It sells its products and software directly, as well as through resellers and representatives. The company was incorporated in 1905 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
About Electro-Sensors
Electro-Sensors, Inc. engages in the manufacture and selling of industrial production monitoring and process control systems. Its products include shaft speed witches; wireless hazard monitoring; temperature sensor; slide gate and angle position; bearing sensors and belt alignment; and motor drive control. The company was founded by James P. Slattery in 1965 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.
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