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Badger Meter (BMI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$230.03 +5.81 (+2.59%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$229.64 -0.39 (-0.17%)
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About Badger Meter Stock (NYSE:BMI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$225.38
$230.68
50-Day Range
$170.62
$230.03
52-Week Range
$162.17
$239.11
Volume
271,314 shs
Average Volume
203,130 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.78 billion
P/E Ratio
54.38
Dividend Yield
0.59%
Price Target
$229.80
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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.

Badger Meter Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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66th Percentile Overall Score

BMI MarketRank™: 

Badger Meter scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 207th out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Badger Meter has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Badger Meter has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Badger Meter's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Badger Meter are expected to grow by 15.70% in the coming year, from $4.65 to $5.38 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Badger Meter is 54.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.99.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Badger Meter is 54.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.96.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Badger Meter has a PEG Ratio of 3.89. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Badger Meter has a P/B Ratio of 11.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Badger Meter's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.23% of the float of Badger Meter has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Badger Meter has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Badger Meter has recently increased by 4.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Badger Meter has a dividend yield of 0.63%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Badger Meter has been increasing its dividend for 32 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Badger Meter is 29.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Badger Meter will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.28% next year. This indicates that Badger Meter will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Badger Meter's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.23% of the float of Badger Meter has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Badger Meter has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Badger Meter has recently increased by 4.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Badger Meter has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Badger Meter this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for BMI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added Badger Meter to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Badger Meter insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,398,407.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.80% of the stock of Badger Meter is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.01% of the stock of Badger Meter is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Badger Meter's insider trading history.
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Badger Meter Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Argus Research Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Badger Meter (BMI)
Badger Meter price target raised to $240 from $235 at Argus
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BMI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Badger Meter's stock was trading at $212.12 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BMI stock has increased by 8.4% and is now trading at $230.03.
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Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 17th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.22. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $222.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $220.39 million. Badger Meter had a net margin of 15.12% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.77%.
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Badger Meter shares split before market open on Friday, September 16th 2016. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, August 12th 2016. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Thursday, September 15th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Top institutional shareholders of Badger Meter include Congress Asset Management Co. (1.36%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.05%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.80%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.57%). Insiders that own company stock include Kenneth Bockhorst, William R A Bergum, Karen M Bauer, Kimberly K Stoll, Fred J Begale and Todd A Adams.
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Shares of BMI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Badger Meter investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/14 Dividend
2/28/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend
2/28/2025
Dividend Payable
3/14/2025
Last Earnings
4/17/2025
Today
5/05/2025
Record date for 6/6 Dividend
5/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend
5/23/2025
Dividend Payable
6/06/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/18/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Fluid meters & counting devices
Sub-Industry
Electronic Equipment & Instruments
Current Symbol
NYSE:BMI
CIK
9092
Employees
1,980
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$229.80
High Stock Price Target
$252.00
Low Stock Price Target
$196.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
54.38
Forward P/E Ratio
49.47
P/E Growth
3.89
Net Income
$124.94 million
Pretax Margin
20.14%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$852.49 million
Cash Flow
$5.63 per share
Price / Cash Flow
40.84
Book Value
$20.61 per share
Price / Book
11.16

Miscellaneous

Free Float
29,176,000
Market Cap
$6.78 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.84

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This page (NYSE:BMI) was last updated on 5/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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