Badger Meter Inc’s recently made public that its VP-IR, Strategy & Treasurer Bauer Karen M. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.24 million on Mar 05 ’25. In the deal valued at $209.74 per share,1,147 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Bauer Karen M. now holds 5,076 shares worth roughly $1.02 million.
Then, Bockhorst Kenneth sold 16,073 shares, generating $3,371,151 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $209.74, the Chairman, President & CEO now owns 34,961 shares.
Before that, Stoll Kimberly K sold 1,376 shares. Badger Meter Inc shares valued at $288,602 were divested by the VP-Sales & Marketing at a price of $209.74 per share. As a result of the transaction, Stoll Kimberly K now holds 3,217 shares, worth roughly $0.65 million.
RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Badger Meter Inc [BMI] rating to an Outperform in a research note published on March 27, 2025; the price target was $251. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Maxim Group’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in mid October has reiterated a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for it. Seaport Research Partners began covering BMI with “Buy” recommendation on September 11, 2024. Maxim Group maintained its rating on April 19, 2024. It rated BMI as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of BMI
On Thursday, Badger Meter Inc [NYSE:BMI] saw its stock jump 9.64% to $201.63. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 10.68%. Badger Meter Inc shares have fallen nearly -4.95% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 30.85% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $239.11 was reached on 01/31/25, a 52-week low of $152.52 was recorded on 04/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $200.31, while 200 days put it at $207.47.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For BMI Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 188.96, which if violated will result in even more drops to 176.29. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 209.01. A further resistance level may holdings at 216.39. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 59.15, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 5.81, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 5.03%. Stochastics %K at 76.23% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Badger Meter Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Badger Meter Inc stocks on 2025-03-31, growing by 0.46 million shares to a total of 2.01 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 1.56 million shares. There was a rise of 22.65%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
