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Badger Meter Inc
$144.18 +2.72 (+1.92%) At close · Jul 15
Market Cap
$4.21B
Shares
29,185,570

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$144.18 Open$141.21 Day$139.98–144.25 52W$112.11–247.79 Avg vol 30d444K Short int4.5M · 15.4% float · 7.4d Short vol76% Last earningsApr 17, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 20
Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 20, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 1 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 20, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 16.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −8%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg +10%
      above
      RSI (14) 58
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 24%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Bearish div.
      distributing
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +8%
      trailing
      6-month return −15%
      trailing
      YTD return −17%
      this year
      Relative strength −25%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $131 › 200d $156 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      35 of 474 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -34.3K sh shares · +8 new
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$777.1K over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      15.42% of float · ▲ +4.5% MoM · 7.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      474 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 84
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +289%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 42%
      expanding
      EPS growth +303%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $169.7M
      Valuation P/E 32.6
      below peers
      Buyback $75.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $87.2M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 46%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −54%
      past year
      ATR 3.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −8% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      58 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      24% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Bearish div. Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $131 › 200d $156 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      35 of 474 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -34.3K sh shares · +8 new
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$777.1K over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      15.42% of float · ▲ +4.5% MoM · 7.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      474 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $112 Now $144 · 24% 52-wk high $248
      vs 200-day avg -8% vs 50-day avg +10%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      free cash flow non-GAAP $30M Q1 2026 call
      primary working capital as a percentage of sales 20% as of 03/31/2026 call
      Base operating earnings non-GAAP $185.2M Full Year 2025
      Base operating profit margins non-GAAP 21.1% Full Year 2025
      Base sales non-GAAP $208.9M Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Scientific & Technical Instruments — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      BMI
      Badger Meter Inc
      this stock
      $4.21B -17.1% +24.4% 32.6 15.4%
      COHR
      Coherent Corp.
      $57.95B +62.2% +19.2% 140.4 4.4%
      KEYS
      Keysight Technologies, Inc.
      $55.15B +58.8% +8.0% 52.9 1.8%
      GRMN
      Garmin Ltd
      $46.65B +19.6% +15.1% 27.0 2.2%
      TDY
      Teledyne Technologies Inc
      $28.62B +22.2% +24.1% 31.3 3.4%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      480
      % held
      95.7%
      Reported
      35 of 474
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      366
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      4.5M
      Days to cover
      7.4d
      Change
      +194.4K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      76%
      As of
      Jul 15, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      21.8K
      Value
      $3.0M
      As of
      Jun 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      58.5%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Cluster buy
      Net (90d)
      +$777.1K
      Buyers / Sellers
      5 / 0
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Markwayne Mullin
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Dec 18, 2024
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $916.7M
      Net income (FY)
      $141.6M
      EPS diluted
      $4.79
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $75.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 11, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $310.0K
      Shares
      2.1K
      Filed
      Mar 4, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 17, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Badger Meter Schedules Second Qua…
      Published
      Jul 1, 2026
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      BMI -0.2% +7.7% -15.0% -2.8% -17.1%
      SPY +1.3% -0.2% +10.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY -1.5% +7.9% -25.2% -3.9% -27.8%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.40 / share · ex May 22, 2026
      Raised 17.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.60 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.11%
      Buyback program · as of Nov 30, 2025
      Authorized
      $75.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 9092 CUSIP 056525108 13F (30d) 56 filings 36 filers Visit website Investor relations