Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Badger Meter Inc shares valued at $240,572 were sold by Bauer Karen M. on Mar 05 ’25. At $209.74 per share, Bauer Karen M. sold 1,147 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 5,076 shares worth approximately $1.23 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bockhorst Kenneth sold 16,073 shares, netting a total of over 3,371,151 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $209.74 each, the insider now holds 34,961 shares.
Before that, Stoll Kimberly K had sold 1,376 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $288,602, the VP-Sales & Marketing traded Badger Meter Inc shares for $209.74 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,376 shares, worth approximately $0.78 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Raymond James on June 03, 2025, Badger Meter Inc [BMI] has been a Mkt perform. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of October 18, 2024, Maxim Group has reiterated its “Buy” rating for BMI. Earlier on September 11, 2024, Seaport Research Partners initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for BMI stock.
Analyzing BMI Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Badger Meter Inc [NYSE: BMI] plunged -0.38% to $241.64. The stock’s lowest price that day was $241.51, but it reached a high of $245.16 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.50%. Over the course of the year, Badger Meter Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.92%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $256.08 on 06/03/25 and a 52-week low of $162.17 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Badger Meter Inc (BMI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 240.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 239.12. In the upper region, resistance lies at 244.03. The next price resistance is at 246.42. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.03 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Badger Meter Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Badger Meter Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by 37320.0 shares to 2.07 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.11 million shares. A decline of -1.8% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.28 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 8.28.
Which companies own the most shares of Badger Meter Inc (BMI)?
In terms of Badger Meter Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 218 in the next 12 months, down nearly -10.13% from the previous closing price of $242.56. Analysts anticipate Badger Meter Inc stock to reach 240 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 196. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Badger Meter Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On April 19, 2024, Maxim Group assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $207.
