ITRI
Strong BuyUnloved QualityAI neutralItron, Inc. · Technology · United States · $3.8B cap · $56.7M/day traded
$87.65 -0.6% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct
Unloved Quality: Strong and cheap; the market has not turned yet.
Report expected 29 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate has risen 6.7% over the last 14 weeks.
As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Itron, Inc. (ITRI) is 82/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 63, Value 67, Momentum 50, each scored against its sector).
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Itron supplies smart meters, grid-edge sensors and software to electricity, gas and water utilities, and it keeps launching new products, including AI-enabled grid-edge software and new offerings in Asia Pacific. Rising power demand from data centres and pressure on energy efficiency give utilities reasons to upgrade their grids, and the company is buying back shares. However, sales depend on the timing of utility projects, margins are modest compared with software businesses, and there is no clear sign that the market has underpriced this.
ABOUT ITRON, INC.
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Itron, Inc. is a global technology and services company that provides intelligent utility solutions for energy and water management, encompassing smart meters, communication networks, and software analytics. The company holds a strong market position as a critical infrastructure provider, leveraging its comprehensive platform and deep industry expertise to serve a vast network of utility clients worldwide. Its solutions are essential for optimizing resource management and grid modernization.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | 1.8B | 2.2B | 2.4B | 2.4B | 9.7% | 2.3B | 2.4B | 2.6B | 3.9% |
| EPS | -1.83 | -0.22 | 2.13 | 5.27 | 6.62 | 76.3% | 5.98 | 5.96 | 6.49 | -1.0% |
| Shares | — | 45.2M | 45.5M | 45.1M | 44.9M | -0.6% | 43.8M | — | — | — |
| Debt | — | 496.9M | 487.5M | 1.3B | 1.3B | 36.7% | 1.6B | — | — | — |
| Equity | — | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.7B | 13.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | — | 24.5M | 125.0M | 238.2M | 406.0M | 154.9% | 410.7M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | 40.5M | -23.3M | -63.4M | -349.7M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | — | -18.7M | -3.5M | 579.6M | -97.5M | — | — | — | — | — |
No new 52-week low for 21 weeks, 13% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.
Swung more than 60% of stocks we rank over the past year (48% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Technology, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of ITRI are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITRI | Itron, Inc.(you) | $3.8B | 82 | Strong Buy |
| BMI | Badger Meter, Inc. | $4.4B | 75 | Buy |
| VNT | Vontier Corporation | $4.6B | 75 | Buy |
| ST | Sensata Technologies Holding plc | $5.9B | 71 | Buy |
| NOVT | Novanta Inc. | $5.3B | 66 | Buy |
| CGNX | Cognex Corporation | $9.3B | 74 | Buy |
| MLAB | Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | $720M | 69 | Buy |
| FTV | Fortive Corporation | $18.2B | 65 | Hold |
| ESE | ESCO Technologies Inc. | $6.0B | 41 | Hold |
| TRMB | Trimble Inc. | $14.8B | 54 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 4.7% · P/E 32.7x · Gross margin 52.2%
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