NYSE:BMI - Badger Meter Stock Price, Price Target & More

Badger Meter trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BMI."

Badger Meter announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 31st will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 30th. View Badger Meter's Dividend History.

Badger Meter's stock split on Friday, September 16th 2016. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, August 12th 2016. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, September 15th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of Badger Meter stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Badger Meter announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Sunday, April 9th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase 400,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 17th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.11. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $105.04 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $107.17 million. Badger Meter had a net margin of 8.22% and a return on equity of 12.11%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.30 EPS. View Badger Meter's Earnings History.

Badger Meter is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Badger Meter.

5 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Badger Meter's stock. Their predictions range from $41.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Badger Meter's share price to reach $48.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Badger Meter.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Badger Meter in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News stories about BMI stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Badger Meter earned a daily sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the scientific and technical instruments company an impact score of 46.03 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Badger Meter's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.26%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.04%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.02%). Company insiders that own Badger Meter stock include Andrew J Policano, Beverly L P Smiley, Fred J Begale, Gale E Klappa, Gregory M Gomez, Horst Gras, Kimberly K Stoll, Raymond G Serdynski, Richard A Meeusen, Richard E Johnson, Ronald H Dix and William R A Bergum. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Badger Meter.

BMI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Handelsbanken Fonder AB and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have sold Badger Meter company stock in the last year include Andrew J Policano, Beverly L P Smiley, Fred J Begale, Gale E Klappa, Kimberly K Stoll, Richard A Meeusen and Richard E Johnson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Badger Meter.

BMI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. View Insider Buying and Selling for Badger Meter.

Shares of BMI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BMI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.05.

Badger Meter has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion and generates $402.44 million in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $34.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.19 on an earnings per share basis. Badger Meter employs 1,632 workers across the globe.

Badger Meter's mailing address is 4545 WEST BROWN DEER ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI, 53223. The scientific and technical instruments company can be reached via phone at 414-355-0400 or via email at [email protected]