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BMI · Badger Meter Inc

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Market Cap
$3.93B
Shares
28.99M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$135.61 Open$138.38 Day$135.13–138.95 52W close$113.41–187.87 Avg vol 30d448K Short int4.2M · 14.5% float · 13.0d Short vol61% Last earningsJul 22, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 23

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 24, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 23, 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 Neutral Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −9%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −1%
      below
      RSI (14) 51
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 30%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return +1%
      trailing
      6-month return −9%
      trailing
      YTD return −22%
      this year
      Relative strength −23%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $137 › 200d $149 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +82 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$101.6K over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      14.54% of float · ▲ +2.3% MoM · 13.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      484 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 77
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +11%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 42%
      expanding
      EPS growth +13%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $169.7M
      Valuation P/E 31.7
      below peers
      Buyback $89.7M
      remaining
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      High
      Volatility 45%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −40%
      past year
      ATR 3.4%
      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.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jan 28, 2026
      Free cash flow conversion in excess of 100% of earnings · forward five-year time horizon at least 100%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −9% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −1% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      51 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      30% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $137 › 200d $149 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +82 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$101.6K over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      14.54% of float · ▲ +2.3% MoM · 13.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      484 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $113 Now $136 · 30% Range high $188
      vs 200-day avg -9% vs 50-day avg -1%

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

      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
      $3.93B -22.2% +10.9% 31.7 14.5%
      GRMN
      Garmin Ltd
      $55.00B +40.6% +15.1% 31.8 1.7%
      KEYS
      Keysight Technologies, Inc.
      $54.68B +57.5% +8.0% 52.5 1.7%
      COHR
      Coherent Corp.
      $54.68B +51.3% +19.2% 67.8 5.1%
      TDY
      Teledyne Technologies Inc
      $28.83B +21.8% -4.6% 30.1 2.2%

      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 Accumulating
      Holders
      484
      % held
      113.2%
      Net QoQ
      +2.4M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      362
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      4.2M
      Days to cover
      13.0d
      Change
      +93.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      61%
      As of
      Aug 28, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      54
      Value
      $6.9K
      As of
      Jul 28, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.3%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net buying
      Net (90d)
      +$101.6K
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 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
      $150.0M
      Remaining
      $89.7M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jul 23, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $310.0K
      Shares
      2.1K
      Filed
      Mar 4, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 22, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Badger Meter Raises Dividend 10%…
      Published
      Aug 14, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      BMI +2.9% +0.9% -9.3% +0.9% -22.3%
      SPY +0.5% +3.0% +13.4% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +2.4% -2.1% -22.8% -2.1% -35.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.44 / share · ex Aug 28, 2026
      Raised 10%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.64 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.21%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $150.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $60.30M
      Remaining
      $89.70M
      Spent 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) 350 filings 335 filers Visit website Investor relations