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Badger Meter (BMI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$146.72 +0.49 (+0.33%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$145.86 -0.85 (-0.58%)
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Badger Meter Short Interest Overview

As of June 15, 2026, Badger Meter (BMI) had a short interest of 4.31 million shares sold short, representing 14.90% of the public float. This marks a 5.31% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.5, meaning it would take 10.5 days of the average trading volume of 506,656 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,306,314 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,089,214 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
5.31%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$577.65 million
Short Interest Ratio
10.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
29,190,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
14.90%
Today's Trading Volume
313,999 shares
Average Trading Volume
506,656 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
62%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/15/20264,306,314 shares $577.65 million +5.3%14.9%10.5 $134.14
5/29/20264,089,214 shares $506.49 million -0.8%14.2%8.2 $123.86
5/15/20264,119,964 shares $470.48 million +10.9%14.3%7.9 $114.19
4/30/20263,714,198 shares $450.02 million +16.9%12.9%2.81 $121.16
4/15/20263,176,246 shares $499.33 million +10.4%11.0%10.44 $157.21
3/31/20262,876,631 shares $438.00 million +4.3%10.0%7.29 $152.26
3/13/20262,759,453 shares $404.38 million +7.7%9.6%8.07 $146.55
2/27/20262,562,371 shares $390.33 million +2.5%8.9%7.22 $152.33
2/13/20262,499,855 shares $388.31 million +22.0%8.7%4.74 $155.33
1/30/20262,049,730 shares $301.33 million +2.5%7.0%3.81 $147.01
1/15/20261,999,874 shares $341.18 million -7.4%6.8%6.75 $170.60
12/31/20252,158,461 shares $376.24 million -3.9%7.4%11.49 $174.31
12/15/20252,246,192 shares $412.66 million -6.9%7.7%9.19 $183.72
11/28/20252,412,726 shares $430.92 million +2.3%8.3%7.91 $178.60
11/14/20252,357,773 shares $414.19 million +22.8%8.1%8.19 $175.67
10/31/20251,919,747 shares $346.15 million +4.9%6.6%4.14 $180.31
10/15/20251,830,000 shares $330.12 million -3.2%6.3%4.6 $180.39
9/30/20251,890,000 shares $337.16 million -10.0%N/A4.9 $178.39
9/15/20252,100,000 shares $378.76 million +15.4%N/A5.6 $180.36
8/31/20251,820,000 shares $332.50 million +1.7%6.2%5.6 $182.69
8/15/20251,790,000 shares $334.43 million -5.8%N/A5.7 $186.83
7/31/20251,900,000 shares $358.40 million -0.5%6.5%6.1 $188.63
7/15/20251,910,000 shares $454.52 million -5.9%N/A7.1 $237.97
6/30/20252,030,000 shares $497.61 million +0.5%6.9%8.1 $245.13
6/15/20252,020,000 shares $489.67 million -2.4%6.9%7.9 $242.41
5/31/20252,070,000 shares $514.81 million +0.5%7.1%7.5 $248.70
5/15/20252,060,000 shares $503.55 million -2.4%7.1%7.4 $244.44
4/30/20252,110,000 shares $466.01 million No ChangeN/A8.1 $220.86
4/15/20252,110,000 shares $392.09 million +5.0%7.2%7.8 $185.82
3/31/20252,010,000 shares $382.62 million +15.5%6.9%8.2 $190.36
3/15/20251,740,000 shares $344.68 million +11.5%6.0%7.7 $198.09
2/28/20251,560,000 shares $327.55 million +2.6%5.3%7.3 $209.97
2/15/20251,520,000 shares $329.86 million -1.3%5.2%7.3 $217.01
1/31/20251,540,000 shares $328.55 million +0.7%N/A7.5 $213.34
1/15/20251,530,000 shares $326.98 million +4.1%N/A8 $213.71
12/31/20241,470,000 shares $311.82 million +26.7%N/A7.2 $212.12
12/15/20241,160,000 shares $262.52 million +22.8%N/A5.8 $226.31
11/30/2024944,500 shares $204.79 million -2.7%N/A4.9 $216.82
11/15/2024970,400 shares $208.95 million -2.6%N/A5.2 $215.32
10/31/2024995,800 shares $199.13 million -14.2%N/A5.7 $199.97
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10/15/20241,160,000 shares $257.59 million -0.9%N/A6.7 $222.06
9/30/20241,170,000 shares $255.54 million +2.6%N/A7.3 $218.41
9/15/20241,140,000 shares $238.35 million +1.8%N/A6.8 $209.08
8/31/20241,120,000 shares $231.77 million +2.8%N/A7 $206.94
8/15/20241,090,000 shares $219.71 million -2.7%N/A6.8 $201.57
7/31/20241,120,000 shares $231.03 million +5.7%N/A6.5 $206.28
7/15/20241,060,000 shares $207.93 million -0.9%N/A5.7 $196.16
6/30/20241,070,000 shares $199.39 million -2.7%N/A5.9 $186.35
6/15/20241,100,000 shares $205.12 million -1.8%N/A6.2 $186.47
5/31/20241,120,000 shares $216.09 million -4.3%N/A6.3 $192.94
5/15/20241,170,000 shares $229.16 million -4.1%N/A6.6 $195.86
4/30/20241,220,000 shares $223.26 million +7.0%N/A6.6 $183.00
4/15/20241,140,000 shares $174.59 million +2.7%N/A6.1 $153.15
3/31/20241,110,000 shares $179.61 million -4.3%N/A6.6 $161.81
3/15/20241,160,000 shares $178.45 million +1.8%N/A6.7 $153.84
2/29/20241,140,000 shares $180.93 million +3.6%N/A6.4 $158.71
2/15/20241,100,000 shares $171.71 million -2.7%N/A6.3 $156.10
1/31/20241,130,000 shares $162.71 million +8.7%N/A6.9 $143.99
1/15/20241,040,000 shares $157.79 million +2.0%4.3%6.6 $151.72
12/31/20231,020,000 shares $157.46 million -2.9%N/A6.6 $154.37
12/15/20231,050,000 shares $160.38 million +1.9%N/A6.8 $152.74
11/30/20231,030,000 shares $151.84 million +3.6%N/A6.7 $147.42
11/15/2023994,500 shares $147.40 million +3.8%N/A6.4 $148.22
10/31/2023957,800 shares $132.73 million -5.2%N/A6 $138.58
10/15/20231,010,000 shares $137.38 million -7.3%3.5%6.2 $136.02
9/30/20231,090,000 shares $156.82 million +1.9%3.7%6.7 $143.87
9/15/20231,070,000 shares $172.18 million +0.9%3.7%6.6 $160.92
8/31/20231,060,000 shares $175.85 million +1.0%3.6%6.3 $165.90
8/15/20231,050,000 shares $176.72 million +1.9%3.6%5.9 $168.30
7/31/20231,030,000 shares $169.56 million +7.0%3.5%5.8 $164.62
7/15/2023962,700 shares $137.07 million -9.2%3.3%4.9 $142.38
6/30/20231,060,000 shares $156.41 million -13.1%3.6%6 $147.56
6/15/20231,220,000 shares $182.35 million +8.0%4.2%7.3 $149.47
5/31/20231,130,000 shares $155.71 million +5.6%3.9%7.1 $137.80
5/15/20231,070,000 shares $147.22 million +0.9%3.7%7.2 $137.59
4/30/20231,060,000 shares $140.27 million +2.9%3.6%7.2 $132.33
4/15/20231,030,000 shares $124.96 million -1.0%3.5%7.2 $121.32
3/31/20231,040,000 shares $126.69 million -6.3%3.6%7.9 $121.82
3/15/20231,110,000 shares $126.83 million +8.8%3.8%8.5 $114.26
2/28/20231,020,000 shares $124.05 million -1.0%3.5%7.5 $121.62
2/15/20231,030,000 shares $124.85 million +1.0%3.5%7.9 $121.21
1/31/20231,020,000 shares $118.22 million +4.1%3.5%7.6 $115.90
1/15/2023980,100 shares $113.76 million -4.8%3.4%6.4 $116.07
12/30/20221,030,000 shares $112.30 million +7.0%3.5%6.7 $109.03
12/15/2022962,800 shares $108.53 million -1.1%3.3%6.2 $112.72
11/30/2022973,700 shares $112.77 million -5.5%3.4%6.6 $115.82
11/15/20221,030,000 shares $119.49 million -7.2%3.5%7 $116.01
10/31/20221,110,000 shares $124.85 million +16.9%3.8%7.7 $112.48
10/15/2022949,800 shares $86.48 million +2.2%3.3%7.5 $91.05
9/30/2022929,500 shares $85.88 million -6.1%3.2%8.1 $92.39
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9/15/2022990,300 shares $91.37 million +8.0%3.4%8.7 $92.26
8/31/2022917,000 shares $86.83 million -7.0%3.2%8.1 $94.69
8/15/2022985,500 shares $100.17 million -10.4%3.4%8.3 $101.64
7/31/20221,100,000 shares $105.81 million -8.3%3.8%9 $96.19
7/15/20221,200,000 shares $97.93 million -3.2%4.2%9.2 $81.61
6/30/20221,240,000 shares $100.30 million -4.6%4.4%9.5 $80.89
6/15/20221,300,000 shares $97.99 million +12.1%4.6%10.1 $75.38
5/31/20221,160,000 shares $91.80 million -1.7%4.0%9.3 $79.14
5/15/20221,180,000 shares $92.59 million +4.4%4.1%9.1 $78.47
4/30/20221,130,000 shares $91.18 million -2.6%3.9%8.7 $80.69
4/15/20221,160,000 shares $108.82 million -4.1%4.0%8.4 $93.81
3/31/20221,210,000 shares $120.65 million +2.5%4.2%9.5 $99.71
3/15/20221,180,000 shares $112.08 million -5.6%4.1%9.2 $94.98
2/28/20221,250,000 shares $124.26 million -0.8%4.3%9.1 $99.41
2/15/20221,260,000 shares $131.10 million +2.4%4.4%9.4 $104.05
1/31/20221,230,000 shares $124.44 million +8.9%4.3%9.9 $101.17
1/15/20221,130,000 shares $107.41 million +1.8%3.9%10 $95.05
12/31/20211,110,000 shares $118.28 million -5.9%3.8%9.9 $106.56
12/15/20211,180,000 shares $126.68 million +9.3%4.1%10.5 $107.36
11/30/20211,080,000 shares $110.55 million +0.9%3.7%10.2 $102.36
11/15/20211,070,000 shares $116.23 million -4.5%3.7%10.3 $108.63
10/29/20211,120,000 shares $114.52 million +1.8%3.9%10.7 $102.25
10/15/20211,100,000 shares $114.02 million -5.2%3.8%11 $103.65
9/30/20211,160,000 shares $117.32 million -2.5%4.0%11.5 $101.14
9/15/20211,190,000 shares $123.03 million +2.6%4.1%11.5 $103.39
8/31/20211,160,000 shares $124.22 million +0.9%4.0%11.5 $107.09
8/13/20211,150,000 shares $120.20 million No Change4.0%10.1 $104.52
7/30/20211,150,000 shares $116.18 million -8.0%4.0%9.5 $101.03
7/15/20211,250,000 shares $122.19 million +3.3%4.3%9 $97.75

BMI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Badger Meter shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, traders have sold 4,306,314 shares of BMI short. 14.90% of Badger Meter's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Badger Meter's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BMI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.5. Learn More on Badger Meter's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 14.90% of Badger Meter's floating shares are currently sold short.

Badger Meter saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,306,314 shares, an increase of 5.3% from the previous total of 4,089,214 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

14.90% of Badger Meter's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Badger Meter: Blackbaud, Inc. (9.31%), Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (1.79%), Dropbox, Inc. (19.17%), Flex Ltd. (1.82%), Alphabet Inc. (0.84%), InterDigital, Inc. (10.78%), Iridium Communications Inc (9.22%), Woodward, Inc. (2.63%), Arista Networks, Inc. (1.65%), Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (4.54%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.25 billion), Invesco QQQ ($51.70 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.75 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($23.00 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($17.29 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($13.25 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.78 billion), KLA Corporation ($10.45 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($9.71 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BMI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Badger Meter as its price is falling. BMI shares are trading down $0.60 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Badger Meter occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BMI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BMI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BMI:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NYSE:BMI) was last updated on 6/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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