stockrowBadger Meter, Inc. (BMI) vs Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (VPG)
- Badger Meter, Inc. BMI 158.18 −0.86%
- Vishay Precision Group, Inc. VPG 44.21 +7.25%
Badger Meter, Inc. and Vishay Precision Group, Inc. are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. Badger Meter, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.6B against $549.1M — 8.3× the size. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Badger Meter, Inc. trades at 36.3×. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.6% against −2.21%. Badger Meter, Inc. has the higher net margin (14.4% vs −1.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.7% vs 0.88%). Across the 21 metrics below, Badger Meter, Inc. leads on 15 and Vishay Precision Group, Inc. on 6.
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| Metric | BMI | VPG | Scientific & Technical Instruments median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 41.64% | 38.68% | 47.24% |
| Operating margin | 18.76% | 1.14% | 8.96% |
| Net margin | 14.36% | (1.00%) | 1.92% |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.16% | 0.54% | 10.59% |
| Return on equity | 18.70% | (1.00%) | 2.66% |
| Return on assets | 13.17% | (0.72%) | 1.12% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.72% | 0.88% | 4.79% |
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