NYSE:BMIBadger Meter Stock Price, Forecast & News

Badger Meter's stock was trading at $56.81 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BMI shares have increased by 9.4% and is now trading at $62.17. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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

Badger Meter is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Badger Meter.

Badger Meter will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 16th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 16th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.05. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $108.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $106.67 million. Badger Meter had a return on equity of 14.76% and a net margin of 11.26%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.37 EPS. View Badger Meter's earnings history.

Badger Meter announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, June 12th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.09%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 28th. 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.

6 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Badger Meter's shares. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $71.00. On average, they expect Badger Meter's stock price to reach $58.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.7%. View analysts' price targets for Badger Meter.

News headlines about BMI stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Badger Meter earned a coverage optimism score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Badger Meter.

Badger Meter saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,460,000 shares, a decrease of 5.8% from the May 31st total of 1,550,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 196,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.4 days. Currently, 5.1% of the company's stock are sold short. View Badger Meter's Current Options Chain.

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

Badger Meter's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.24%) and Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Badger Meter stock include Beverly L P Smiley, Fred J Begale, Gregory M Gomez, Horst Gras, Kimberly K Stoll, Raymond G Serdynski, Richard A Meeusen, Richard E Johnson and Todd J Teske. View institutional ownership trends for Badger Meter.

BMI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Badger Meter company stock in the last year include Fred J Begale, Gregory M Gomez, and Richard A Meeusen. View insider buying and selling activity for Badger Meter.

BMI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of BMI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $62.17.

Badger Meter has a market capitalization of $1.81 billion and generates $424.63 million in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $47.18 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.61 on an earnings per share basis. Badger Meter employs 1,567 workers across the globe.

The official website for Badger Meter is www.badgermeter.com.

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]