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Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI)

Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Milwaukee, United States | NYSE
115.54 USD -36.75 (-24.132%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 116.40 +0.86 (0.744%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:10 p.m. EDT

BMI appears to be a stock with moderate risk and a solid fundamental base, showing consistent dividend payouts and a reasonable payout ratio. The recent price movements have been volatile, with a pullback from recent highs, but the stock still trades above its 52-week low. The stock has a mixed options activity, with both puts and calls showing activity, which suggests uncertainty in the short term. However, the long-term fundamentals and analyst recommendations suggest a potential buy-and-hold opportunity for long-term investors. The current price is close to its 50-day average, and with a positive earnings growth and revenue growth, the stock could be a good candidate for long-term investment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.074713
AutoTheta0.080731
AutoETS0.090307
MSTL0.096174

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.63
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.455
Excess Kurtosis -0.90
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-26
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-26
Debt to Equity Ratio 1.779
Revenue per Share 31.181
Market Cap 3,371,641,856
Trailing P/E 31.74
Forward P/E 21.71
Beta 0.90
Profit Margins 15.45%
Website https://www.badgermeter.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:10 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls and puts have varying levels of open interest and implied volatility, with some strikes showing higher IV spikes. There's a notable presence of puts near the current price, indicating potential short-term bearish sentiment, but calls also show activity, suggesting some bullish expectations. The overall options activity suggests a cautious outlook with a balance between short-term bearish and bullish bets.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.26% 0.84% 0.72% 0.77%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-27 0.400000 0.262416
2025-11-21 0.400000 0.225982
2025-08-22 0.400000 0.212364
2025-05-23 0.340000 0.140652
2025-02-28 0.340000 0.163035
2024-11-22 0.340000 0.155417
2024-08-23 0.340000 0.169511
2024-05-23 0.270000 0.137059
2024-02-22 0.270000 0.175569
2023-11-22 0.270000 0.184380
2023-08-24 0.270000 0.170727
2023-05-25 0.225000 0.167718
2023-02-23 0.225000 0.194052
2022-11-23 0.225000 0.197235
2022-08-25 0.225000 0.231211
2022-05-26 0.200000 0.269174
2022-02-24 0.200000 0.207695
2021-11-24 0.200000 0.193285
2021-08-26 0.200000 0.197423
2021-05-27 0.180000 0.195429
2021-02-25 0.180000 0.175542
2020-11-25 0.180000 0.229450
2020-08-27 0.180000 0.301750
2020-05-28 0.170000 0.286678
2020-02-27 0.170000 0.276993
2019-11-27 0.170000 0.287315
2019-08-29 0.170000 0.344158
2019-05-30 0.150000 0.300237
2019-02-27 0.150000 0.265920
2018-11-29 0.150000 0.289525
2018-08-30 0.150000 0.294811
2018-05-30 0.130000 0.314825
2018-02-27 0.130000 0.290140
2017-11-29 0.130000 0.305843
2017-08-29 0.130000 0.312525
2017-05-26 0.115000 0.318039
2017-02-24 0.115000 0.341231
2016-11-28 0.115000 0.344211
2016-08-29 0.115000 0.375579
2016-05-26 0.100000 0.296619
2016-02-25 0.100000 0.332599
2015-11-25 0.100000 0.362842
2015-08-27 0.100000 0.377853
2015-05-27 0.095000 0.330429
2015-02-25 0.095000 0.358826
2014-11-25 0.095000 0.379222
2014-08-27 0.095000 0.411878
2014-05-28 0.090000 0.403338
2014-02-26 0.090000 0.378228
2013-11-26 0.090000 0.376631
2013-08-28 0.090000 0.449648
2013-05-29 0.085000 0.437502
2013-02-26 0.085000 0.393901
2012-11-28 0.085000 0.432692
2012-08-29 0.085000 0.569057
2012-05-29 0.080000 0.501943
2012-02-27 0.080000 0.555112
2011-11-28 0.080000 0.648257
2011-08-29 0.080000 0.532872
2011-05-26 0.070000 0.455477
2011-02-24 0.070000 0.425798
2010-11-26 0.070000 0.386690
2010-08-27 0.070000 0.436008
2010-05-26 0.060000 0.380388
2010-02-24 0.060000 0.402435
2009-11-27 0.060000 0.398570
2009-08-28 0.060000 0.404232
2009-05-28 0.055000 0.338060
2009-02-25 0.055000 0.525846
2008-11-26 0.055000 0.444652
2008-08-27 0.055000 0.285595
2008-05-28 0.045000 0.233140
2008-02-27 0.045000 0.277390
2007-11-28 0.045000 0.285941
2007-08-29 0.045000 0.348897
2007-05-30 0.040000 0.395623
2007-02-26 0.040000 0.322066
2006-11-29 0.040000 0.378817
2006-08-30 0.040000 0.386299
2006-05-30 0.037500 0.347566
2006-02-24 0.037500 0.337606
2005-11-29 0.037500 0.469277
2005-08-30 0.037500 0.440389
2005-05-27 0.035000 0.453507
2005-02-24 0.035000 0.626419
2004-11-29 0.017500 0.314493
2004-08-30 0.035000 0.818053
2004-05-27 0.033750 0.832608
2004-02-25 0.033750 0.951282
2003-11-26 0.033750 0.951796
2003-08-27 0.033750 1.066441
2003-05-28 0.032500 1.167686
2003-02-26 0.032500 1.115755
2002-11-26 0.032500 1.117851
2002-08-28 0.032500 1.077079
2002-05-29 0.031250 1.076820
2002-02-26 0.031250 1.400386
2001-11-28 0.031250 1.754162
2001-08-29 0.031250 1.366072
2001-05-30 0.031250 1.197308
2001-02-26 0.031250 1.310081
2000-11-29 0.026875 1.303659
2000-08-30 0.026875 1.155901
2000-05-30 0.026875 1.008375
2000-02-25 0.026875 1.019307
1999-11-29 0.022500 0.894648
1999-08-30 0.022500 0.711698
1999-05-27 0.022500 0.801499
1999-02-24 0.022500 0.855799
1998-11-27 0.018750 0.661833
1998-08-28 0.018750 0.779426
1998-05-28 0.018750 0.648349
1998-02-25 0.018750 0.597935
1997-11-26 0.015625 0.465231
1997-08-27 0.015625 0.407231
1997-05-28 0.015625 0.774440
1997-02-26 0.013750 0.781091
1996-11-26 0.013750 0.940857
1996-08-28 0.013750 1.119854
1996-05-29 0.013750 1.316415
1996-02-27 0.012500 1.158183
1995-11-29 0.012500 1.360848
1995-08-30 0.012500 1.304180
1995-05-25 0.012500 1.301603
1995-02-23 0.011375 1.352894
1994-11-25 0.011375 1.272056
1994-08-26 0.011375 1.230615
1994-05-25 0.011375 1.509943
1994-02-23 0.010313 1.280151
1993-11-24 0.010313 1.490712
1993-08-26 0.010313 1.456155
1993-05-25 0.010313 1.486895
1993-02-23 0.009500 1.465135
1992-11-24 0.009500 1.644261
1992-08-26 0.009500 1.794101
1992-05-26 0.009500 1.650814
1992-02-24 0.009438 1.666968
1991-11-22 0.009438 1.943024
1991-08-27 0.009438 1.725474
1991-05-24 0.009438 1.868832
1991-02-25 0.009438 1.706556
1990-11-26 0.009438 2.187825
1990-08-27 0.009438 2.113798
1990-05-25 0.009438 1.553774
1990-02-23 0.009438 1.698230
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.54
dividendYield 1.01
exDividendDate 2026-02-27
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.4
lastDividendDate 2026-02-27
dividendDate 2026-03-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.23786408
Address1 4,545 West Brown Deer Road
Address2 P.O. Box 245036
All Time High 256.08
All Time Low 0.265625
Ask 116.99
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 347,960
Average Daily Volume3 Month 415,080
Average Volume 415,080
Average Volume10Days 347,960
Beta 0.897
Bid 116.0
Bid Size 600
Board Risk 3
Book Value 24.273
City Milwaukee
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 115.54
Current Ratio 3.364
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 128.47
Day Low 115.105
Debt To Equity 1.779
Display Name Badger Meter
Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Dividend Rate 1.54
Dividend Yield 1.01
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,438,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,438,000
Earnings Growth 0.096
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.093
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,429,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,429,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,429,000
Ebitda 214,616,992
Ebitda Margins 0.23413
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.713
Enterprise To Revenue 4.615
Enterprise Value 4,230,735,616
Eps Current Year 5.07498
Eps Forward 5.32186
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.64
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,772,150,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 152.6094
Fifty Day Average Change -37.069405
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.2429038
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -23.786407
Fifty Two Week High 256.08
Fifty Two Week High Change -140.53998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.5488128
Fifty Two Week Low 115.105
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.43499756
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0037791368
Fifty Two Week Range 115.105 - 256.08
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.71
Float Shares 29,001,548
Forward Eps 5.32186
Forward P E 21.710455
Free Cashflow 138,412,128
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,477
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.41681
Gross Profits 382,070,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00567
Held Percent Institutions 1.0599099
Implied Shares Outstanding 29,181,598
Industry Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Disp Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Key scientific-technical-instruments
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=98069&p=irol-stockquote
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,772,150,400
Last Dividend Value 0.4
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,473,984,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions worldwide. The company offers Utility water smart metering solutions and software technologies and services to municipal water utility market. It also provides flow instrumentation products, including meters, valves, and other sensing instruments to measure and control fluids, 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. In addition, the company offers ORION Cellular endpoints to power network as a service; ORION mobile read endpoints support for deploying AMR solution; radio products; hardware, instruments, and sensors, and related software, to enhance connected data to a water utility's operation; water quality monitoring solutions, including optical sensing and electrochemical instruments; and high frequency pressure and leak detection sensors to aid in burst pipe and leak events; as well as BEACON, a secure cloud-hosted software suite that establishes alerts for specific conditions and allows consumer engagement tools that permit end water user to view and manage their water usage activity. Its flow instrumentation products are used in water/wastewater, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and corporate sustainability markets. The company serves water utilities, commercial, and industrial industries; and provides training, project management, technical support, and other collaborative services for customers. It sells its products and software to employees, resellers, and representatives. The company was incorporated in 1905 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Long Name Badger Meter, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,371,641,856
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_253478
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 141,634,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,444,065,559
Number Of Analyst Opinions 10
Open 121.44
Operating Cashflow 183,698,000
Operating Margins 0.19518
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.309
Phone 414 355 0400
Post Market Change 0.8600006
Post Market Change Percent 0.7443315
Post Market Price 116.4
Post Market Time 1,776,470,386
Previous Close 152.29
Price Eps Current Year 22.766594
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.760021
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.6781695
Profit Margins 0.15451
Quick Ratio 2.245
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.23077
Region US
Regular Market Change -36.75
Regular Market Change Percent -24.1316
Regular Market Day High 128.47
Regular Market Day Low 115.105
Regular Market Day Range 115.105 - 128.47
Regular Market Open 121.44
Regular Market Previous Close 152.29
Regular Market Price 115.54
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 3,680,689
Return On Assets 0.12817
Return On Equity 0.21466999
Revenue Growth 0.076
Revenue Per Share 31.181
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 29,181,598
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0986
Shares Short 2,876,631
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,562,371
Short Name Badger Meter, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1437
Short Ratio 7.76
Source Interval 15
State WI
Symbol BMI
Target High Price 220.0
Target Low Price 136.0
Target Mean Price 179.4
Target Median Price 177.0
Total Cash 226,016,000
Total Cash Per Share 7.745
Total Debt 12,686,000
Total Revenue 916,662,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 3.64
Trailing P E 31.741758
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.2115
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 177.0067
Two Hundred Day Average Change -61.466698
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.34725633
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,680,689
Website https://www.badgermeter.com
Zip 53,224-9536