Seaport Res Ptn Cuts Earnings Estimates for Badger Meter

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) – Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Badger Meter in a report released 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 prior forecast 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.

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

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. Robert W. Baird upped 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. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Badger Meter from $208.00 to $209.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Maxim Group upped 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 analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $218.75.

Badger Meter Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE BMI opened at $217.01 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $217.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $211.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.30, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.78. Badger Meter has a one year low of $139.50 and a one year high of $239.11.

Badger Meter Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of Badger Meter

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of BMI. Congress Asset Management Co. grew its position in Badger Meter by 23.1% in the fourth quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 363,164 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $77,034,000 after acquiring an additional 68,137 shares during the period. Perpetual Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Badger Meter during the fourth quarter worth $10,462,000. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Badger Meter by 348.5% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 55,090 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $12,034,000 after purchasing an additional 42,806 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Schweiz AG bought a new stake in shares of Badger Meter during the fourth quarter worth $7,494,000. Finally, Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Badger Meter during the third quarter worth $5,285,000. 89.01% of the stock is currently 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.