Seaport Res Ptn Reduces Earnings Estimates for Badger Meter

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Badger Meter in a research report issued on Sunday, April 20th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $1.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Badger Meter’s current full-year earnings is $4.65 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Badger Meter’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Badger Meter from $238.00 to $252.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Badger Meter from $209.00 to $196.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Maxim Group raised their target price on Badger Meter from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Badger Meter from $218.00 to $216.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $225.40.

Badger Meter Trading Up 4.3 %

NYSE:BMI opened at $208.49 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.29, a PEG ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.84. Badger Meter has a 1-year low of $162.17 and a 1-year high of $239.11. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $198.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $209.93.

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $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 return on equity of 21.77%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.99 EPS.

Badger Meter Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.65%. Badger Meter’s dividend payout ratio is 29.96%.

Insider Transactions at Badger Meter

In other news, VP Karen M. Bauer sold 1,147 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.74, for a total value of $240,571.78. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 5,076 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,064,640.24. The trade was a 18.43 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP William R. A. Bergum sold 148 shares of Badger Meter stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $212.13, for a total value of $31,395.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 14,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,980,638.63. This trade represents a 1.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 20,949 shares of company stock worth $4,398,407 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Badger Meter during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Badger Meter during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Badger Meter by 162.5% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 147 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Badger Meter by 2,457.1% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 179 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Badger Meter in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. 89.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Badger Meter

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.