Seaport Res Ptn Expects Reduced Earnings for Badger Meter

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Badger Meter in a research note issued to 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.

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.04 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%.

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

Badger Meter Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of Badger Meter stock opened at $221.37 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $217.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $211.69. The firm has a market cap of $6.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.78. Badger Meter has a 12 month low of $139.50 and a 12 month high of $239.11.

Badger Meter Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were issued a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. Badger Meter’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.15%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Badger Meter

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BMI. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in Badger Meter by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,635 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Burney Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Badger Meter during the fourth quarter worth about $385,000. Geneva Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Badger Meter during the third quarter worth about $1,120,000. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Badger Meter by 29.0% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 11,971 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,615,000 after acquiring an additional 2,692 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Badger Meter by 14.3% in the 3rd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,869 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $5,650,000 after purchasing an additional 3,233 shares during the last quarter. 89.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.