Badger Meter FY2025 EPS Forecast Raised by Seaport Res Ptn

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Badger Meter in a research note issued on Sunday, April 20th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $4.69 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.64. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.10 EPS.

BMI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Badger Meter from $238.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Badger Meter from $209.00 to $196.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Badger Meter from $218.00 to $216.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Maxim Group raised their price target on shares of Badger Meter from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Badger Meter has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $225.40.

Badger Meter Stock Up 4.3 %

Badger Meter stock opened at $208.49 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $198.05 and a 200-day moving average of $209.93. Badger Meter has a twelve month low of $162.17 and a twelve month high of $239.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion, a PE ratio of 49.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.84.

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.22. Badger Meter had a return on equity of 21.77% and a net margin of 15.12%. The business had revenue of $222.21 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $220.39 million. During the same quarter in the previous 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%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Karen M. Bauer sold 1,147 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.74, for a total transaction of $240,571.78. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 5,076 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,064,640.24. The trade was a 18.43 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP William R. A. Bergum sold 148 shares of Badger Meter stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $212.13, for a total transaction 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 20,949 shares of company stock valued at $4,398,407 in the last 90 days. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Badger Meter

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BMI. Barclays PLC raised its stake in Badger Meter by 348.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 55,090 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $12,034,000 after acquiring an additional 42,806 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Badger Meter by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 8,750 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,911,000 after buying an additional 726 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Badger Meter by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 2,211 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $483,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Badger Meter by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 18,317 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,126,000 after acquiring an additional 2,276 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co of the South acquired a new stake in Badger Meter during the fourth quarter worth approximately $394,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.01% of the company’s stock.

Badger Meter Company Profile

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.