Q3 EPS Estimates for Badger Meter Lowered by Seaport Res Ptn

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Badger Meter in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $1.20 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.26. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS.

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

Badger Meter Stock Performance

Shares of BMI stock opened at $221.37 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $217.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $211.69. The firm has a market capitalization 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 52-week low of $139.50 and a 52-week high of $239.11.

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%.

Badger Meter Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd were given a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.61%. Badger Meter’s payout ratio is 32.15%.

Institutional Trading of Badger Meter

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Congress Asset Management Co. grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $77,034,000 after acquiring an additional 68,137 shares in the last quarter. Perpetual Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Badger Meter during the 4th quarter worth about $10,462,000. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of Badger Meter by 348.5% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 55,090 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $12,034,000 after buying an additional 42,806 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Schweiz AG acquired a new position in Badger Meter in the fourth quarter valued at $7,494,000. Finally, Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new position in Badger Meter during the third quarter worth approximately $5,285,000. 89.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.