BADGER METER INC BMI
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 056525108 · ISIN US0565251081
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryTotalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices
- HeadquartersMilwaukee, WI
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($19.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 29.5m as of 2025-04-08, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $190.25. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($6.2m notional), 8 hold puts ($5.8m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 283 |
| Q4 2022 | 310 |
| Q1 2023 | 324 |
| Q2 2023 | 356 |
| Q3 2023 | 375 |
| Q4 2023 | 395 |
| Q1 2024 | 417 |
| Q2 2024 | 452 |
| Q3 2024 | 477 |
| Q4 2024 | 491 |
| Q1 2025 | 499 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 167 | 156 |
| Q3 2023 | 175 | 159 |
| Q4 2023 | 175 | 167 |
| Q1 2024 | 199 | 172 |
| Q2 2024 | 211 | 206 |
| Q3 2024 | 226 | 201 |
| Q4 2024 | 213 | 213 |
| Q1 2025 | 244 | 219 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $7.9m | $5.7m | 0.73 |
| Q3 2024 | $5.7m | $1.2m | 0.21 |
| Q4 2024 | $10.8m | $10.4m | 0.96 |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2m | $5.8m | 0.93 |
Biggest buyers
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | New | +344.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +275.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +146.0k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +141.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +129.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +126.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +119.3k |
| COMERICA BANK | Added | +76.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +66.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +60.7k |
Biggest sellers
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -192.6k |
| KBC Group NV | Reduced | -143.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -142.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -131.6k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -112.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -107.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -91.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -45.6k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -45.5k |
| Montanaro Asset Management Ltd | Reduced | -33.0k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Unchanged | $3.1m16.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.5m7.9k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $646.9k3.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $570.8k3.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $323.4k1.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $57.0k300 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $3.4m17.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $856.1k4.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $760.8k4.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $456.6k2.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $323.0k1.7k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $19.0k100 shares |
| Quaker Wealth Management, LLC | First filing | $2.9k15 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-30 | 16.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 8.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +0.3 pts · filed 2026-05-12 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $427.3k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $699.5k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $224.9k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $5.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | Bockhorst Kenneth Chairman, President & CEO, director | Sold | $3.4m16.1k shares |
| 2025-03-05 | Stoll Kimberly K VP-Sales & Marketing | Sold | $288.6k1.4k shares |
| 2025-03-05 | BERGUM WILLIAM R A VP-Gen. Counsel and Secretary | Sold | $240.6k1.1k shares |
| 2025-03-05 | Bauer Karen M. VP-IR, Strategy & Treasurer | Sold | $240.6k1.1k shares |
| 2025-03-05 | Begale Fred J VP-Engineering | Sold | $196.3k936 shares |
| 2025-03-04 | Bockhorst Kenneth Chairman, President & CEO, director | Sold | $332.3k1.6k shares |
| 2025-03-04 | Stoll Kimberly K VP-Sales & Marketing | Sold | $50.9k243 shares |
| 2025-03-04 | Bauer Karen M. VP-IR, Strategy & Treasurer | Sold | $43.6k208 shares |
| 2025-03-04 | BERGUM WILLIAM R A VP-Gen. Counsel and Secretary | Sold | $40.9k195 shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Bockhorst Kenneth Chairman, President & CEO, director | Sold | $247.1k1.2k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | BERGUM WILLIAM R A VP-Gen. Counsel and Secretary | Sold | $31.4k148 shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Stoll Kimberly K VP-Sales & Marketing | Sold | $31.4k148 shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Bauer Karen M. VP-IR, Strategy & Treasurer | Sold | $26.9k127 shares |
| 2025-02-28 | BERGUM WILLIAM R A VP-Gen. Counsel and Secretary | Sold | $508.2k2.4k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.3m $1.0bn | Reduced -131.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $722.2m | Reduced -45.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $274.5m | Reduced -142.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 857.2k $163.6m | Added +60.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 729.2k $138.7m | Reduced -20.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 630.9k $120.0m | Added +129.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 517.5k $98.4m | Reduced -8.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 482.4k $91.8m | Added +49.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 456.9k $86.9m | Reduced -91.4k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.57% of their portfolio | 398.6k $75.8m | Added +35.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 382.3k $72.7m | Added +275.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 344.8k $65.6m | Reduced -5.6k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 344.0k $65.4m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 336.9k $64.1m | Reduced -11.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 333.3k $63.4m | Reduced -112.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 310.6k $59.1m | Reduced -24.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 305.0k $58.0m | Added +8.3k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 291.6k $55.5m | Added +4.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 257.9k $49.1m | Added +1.6k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 250.4k $47.6m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 244.5k $46.5m | Added +9.2k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.33% of their portfolio | 235.1k $44.7m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.0k $44.7m | First filing |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC 1.19% of their portfolio | 224.1k $42.6m | Added +1.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 213.4k $40.6m | Added +146.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 208.0k $39.6m | Reduced -107.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 205.9k $39.2m | Reduced -6.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 195.3k $37.2m | Added +13.0k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.8k $35.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 183.8k $35.0m | Added +66.7k |
| Belpointe Asset Management LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 179.0k $34.0m | Reduced -169 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.3k $31.3m | Added +44.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.4k $30.1m | Reduced -23.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.4k $29.6m | Added +26.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 155.0k $29.5m | Added +3.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.8k $29.1m | Reduced -6.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 148.8k $28.3m | Added +13.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.3k $27.5m | Added +12.9k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 141.4k $26.9m | New |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.05% of their portfolio | 137.1k $25.6m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 134.7k $25.6m | Added +126.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 132.9k $25.3m | Added +44.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 131.9k $25.1m | Added +6.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.0k $24.5m | Added +119.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 116.1k $22.1m | Reduced -26.7k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 115.9k $22.0m | Reduced -6.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 107.5k $20.4m | Added +21.7k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 103.8k $19.7m | Unchanged |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.06% of their portfolio | 95.1k $18.1m | Added +194 |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.20% of their portfolio | 94.2k $17.9m | Reduced -100 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.08% of their portfolio | 93.3k $17.7m | Added +20.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.1k $17.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 2.22% of their portfolio | 87.7k $16.7m | Reduced -798 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 87.5k $16.7m | Added +76.1k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.08% of their portfolio | 85.5k $16.3m | Added +11.5k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.05% of their portfolio | 83.4k $15.9m | Reduced -8.6k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.38% of their portfolio | 81.7k $15.5m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.0k $15.4m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 78.0k $14.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.2k $13.5m | Reduced -9.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 68.4k $13.0m | Added +11.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.6k $12.9m | Added +40.1k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 66.4k $12.6m | Added +5.5k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 65.3k $12.4m | Reduced -25.5k |
| Triodos Investment Management BV 1.02% of their portfolio | 65.0k $12.4m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.4k $12.1m | Added +3.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.5k $11.7m | Added +5.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.3k $11.5m | Reduced -7.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.2k $11.5m | Added +2.1k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 59.1k $11.2m | Added +9.8k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 58.6k $11.2m | Reduced -27.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.3k $11.1m | Added +10.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.0k $10.8m | Reduced -800 |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 54.0k $10.3m | Added +31.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.9k $10.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.09% of their portfolio | 53.6k $10.2m | Reduced -8.4k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 53.6k $10.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Waverly Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 52.0k $9.9m | Added +330 |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 47.8k $9.1m | Reduced -15.6k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 47.6k $9.1m | Added +376 |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 47.4k $9.0m | Added +2.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.5k $8.8m | Added +40.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.5k $8.7m | Added +3.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.2k $8.6m | Added +252 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.1k $8.4m | Added +27.3k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 42.9k $8.2m | Added +3.1k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.2k $8.0m | Reduced -2.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.5k $7.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| OP Asset Management Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 38.8k $7.4m | First filing |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.5k $7.3m | Added +34.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.9k $7.2m | Reduced -435 |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 37.5k $7.1m | Added +32.8k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 37.4k $7.1m | Added +34.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.7k $6.8m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB 0.13% of their portfolio | 36.5k $6.9m | Reduced -1.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.3k $6.9m | Added +2.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.2k $6.9m | Added +20.8k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.2k $6.9m | Unchanged |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.7k $6.8m | Added +2.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.6k $6.8m | Added +18.0k |