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 declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 27th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.99%. 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 minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell 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 declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase 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 reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.03. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $113.65 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.03 million. Badger Meter had a return on equity of 12.51% and a net margin of 6.96%. Badger Meter's quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.36 EPS. View Badger Meter's Earnings History.

Badger Meter is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October, 15th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Badger Meter.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Badger Meter's stock. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Badger Meter's stock price to reach $50.75 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.4%. 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 coverage about BMI stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Badger Meter earned a news sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the scientific and technical instruments company an impact score of 45.87 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Badger Meter's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.26%), Essex Investment Management Co. LLC (0.06%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.04%), Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.03%), Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.02%) and Amalgamated Bank (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, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Bank of Montreal Can and Essex Investment Management Co. LLC. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amalgamated Bank and 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 $52.55.

Badger Meter has a market capitalization of $1.48 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]