Seaport Res Ptn Cuts Earnings Estimates for Badger Meter

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Badger Meter in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $1.06 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.12. The consensus estimate for Badger Meter’s current full-year earnings is $4.76 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Badger Meter’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.64 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.34 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Badger Meter from $208.00 to $209.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Badger Meter from $184.00 to $203.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Maxim Group lifted their target price on Badger Meter from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $218.75.

Badger Meter Trading Up 0.6 %

NYSE BMI opened at $217.01 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $217.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $211.62. The company has a market cap of $6.38 billion, a PE ratio of 51.30, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.78. Badger Meter has a 1 year low of $139.50 and a 1 year high of $239.11.

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. Badger Meter had a return on equity of 21.77% and a net margin of 15.12%.

Badger Meter Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.63%. Badger Meter’s payout ratio is 32.15%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Badger Meter

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Badger Meter in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Badger Meter by 2,457.1% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 179 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Badger Meter in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Badger Meter in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Badger Meter by 1,016.7% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 201 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 183 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.