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 ($9.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 29.2m as of 2026-04-08, 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 ≈ $152.29. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($11.3m notional), 6 hold puts ($9.5m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q2 2025 | 538 |
| Q3 2025 | 480 |
| Q4 2025 | 490 |
| Q1 2026 | 476 |
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 2024 | 211 | 206 |
| Q3 2024 | 226 | 201 |
| Q4 2024 | 213 | 213 |
| Q1 2025 | 244 | 219 |
| Q2 2025 | 258 | 238 |
| Q3 2025 | 223 | 294 |
| Q4 2025 | 228 | 221 |
| Q1 2026 | 244 | 227 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $13.7m | $4.2m | 0.31 |
| Q3 2025 | $109.3m | $44.0m | 0.40 |
| Q4 2025 | $11.9m | $2.8m | 0.24 |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3m | $9.5m | 0.85 |
Biggest buyers
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +226.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +198.4k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | New | +185.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | New | +182.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +167.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +145.5k |
| Fundsmith LLP | New | +142.5k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | New | +100.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | Added | +97.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +89.4k |
Biggest sellers
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -360.1k |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC | Reduced | -246.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -177.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Reduced | -104.4k |
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -101.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -97.6k |
| LBP AM SA | Sold out | -77.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -57.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -52.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Sold out | -49.9k |
Biggest calls
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Unchanged | $4.4m28.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.3m14.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.0m13.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.0m12.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $670.3k4.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $3.0m20.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.0m19.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.8m12.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.0m6.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $472.3k3.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $121.9k800 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 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $224.9k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $5.4m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 3 | $1.3m | 2 | $596.0k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Stoll Kimberly K VP-Cust Serv & GM SmartCover | Sold | $20.7k143 shares |
| 2026-03-04 | Begale Fred J VP-Utility NPD | Sold | $309.6k2.1k shares |
| 2026-03-03 | Stoll Kimberly K VP-Cust Serv & GM SmartCover | Sold | $243.5k1.6k shares |
| 2026-02-27 | Stoll Kimberly K VP-Cust Serv & GM SmartCover | Sold | $22.3k148 shares |
| 2026-02-10 | Bockhorst Kenneth Chairman, President & CEO, director | Bought | $503.0k3.3k shares |
| 2026-02-09 | Wrocklage Robert EVP-N.A. Muncipal Utility | Bought | $251.4k1.6k shares |
| 2026-02-05 | Htwe Richard VP-Global Operations | Bought | $501.2k3.4k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.0m $754.4m | Reduced -177.5k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $373.5m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $232.3m | Added +66.4k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $198.3m | First filing |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 938.8k $143.1m | Added +62.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 858.2k $130.7m | Added +145.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 777.9k $118.5m | Added +11.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 663.2k $101.0m | Reduced -57.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 560.4k $85.4m | Added +198.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 540.3k $82.3m | Added +29.6k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.66% of their portfolio | 530.2k $80.8m | Added +22.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 506.7k $77.2m | Added +226.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 475.7k $70.5m | Added +89.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 464.8k $70.8m | Added +64.9k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 459.1k $70.0m | Added +45.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.06% of their portfolio | 394.3k $60.1m | Reduced -360.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 346.7k $52.8m | Added +5.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.5k $50.7m | Added +27.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 319.6k $48.7m | Added +3.2k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 312.2k $47.6m | Added +12.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 292.9k $44.6m | Added +167.4k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 269.6k $41.1m | Reduced -11.0k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 263.9k $40.2m | Added +15.4k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 261.7k $39.9m | Added +49.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.8k $39.7m | Added +11.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.3k $33.7m | Added +42.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.8k $31.4m | First filing |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.2k $31.3m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 203.8k $31.0m | Added +97.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.8k $30.9m | Added +24.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 199.2k $30.3m | Added +60.8k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.52% of their portfolio | 185.8k $28.3m | New |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 182.0k $27.7m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.6k $27.5m | Added +5.1k |
| Belpointe Asset Management LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 179.0k $27.3m | Unchanged |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 163.5k $24.9m | Reduced -3.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 155.6k $23.7m | Added +22.1k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 150.9k $23.0m | Added +29.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.9k $22.2m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Fundsmith LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 142.5k $21.7m | New |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.46% of their portfolio | 141.4k $21.5m | Added +2.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.7k $21.0m | Reduced -37.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.03% of their portfolio | 137.1k $20.6m | Unchanged |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 136.1k $20.7m | Reduced -30.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.1k $20.6m | Reduced -1.3k |
| FUNDSMITH INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 0.46% of their portfolio | 132.6k $20.2m | Unchanged |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 131.4k $20.0m | Added +30.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 131.1k $20.0m | Added +18.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.1k $19.2m | Added +8.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.1k $19.2m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.7k $19.2m | Added +16.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 123.1k $18.8m | Added +11.3k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 122.7k $18.7m | Reduced -7.7k |
| DUDLEY & SHANLEY, INC. 3.04% of their portfolio | 122.2k $18.6m | Added +39.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 113.2k $17.3m | Reduced -49.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.09% of their portfolio | 109.9k $16.7m | Reduced -21.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 105.5k $16.1m | Added +3.4k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 104.8k $16.0m | Added +2.0k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 103.2k $15.7m | Added +644 |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.11% of their portfolio | 102.1k $15.6m | Added +862 |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 100.9k $15.4m | New |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.15% of their portfolio | 98.7k $15.0m | Added +5.0k |
| BRIDGES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 97.4k $14.8m | Added +83.6k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.05% of their portfolio | 97.1k $14.8m | Added +1.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.0k $14.3m | Added +31.3k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 91.8k $14.0m | Reduced -16.0k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.44% of their portfolio | 91.2k $13.9m | Unchanged |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 1.57% of their portfolio | 89.2k $13.6m | Added +3.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 87.4k $13.3m | Added +10.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.7k $13.2m | Added +8.4k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 86.5k $13.2m | Added +65.7k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 84.1k $12.8m | Added +8.2k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 78.9k $12.0m | Reduced -302 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.9k $11.6m | Added +66.0k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 72.1k $11.0m | Reduced -29.4k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 71.1k $10.8m | Added +15.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.0k $10.8m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Triodos Investment Management BV 0.75% of their portfolio | 65.0k $9.9m | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.9k $9.9m | Added +2.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.4k $9.5m | Reduced -22.6k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.2k $9.3m | Added +11.4k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 61.1k $9.3m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.6k $9.1m | Added +43.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.2k $8.9m | Unchanged |
| Waverly Advisors, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 54.1k $8.2m | Reduced -426 |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 52.2k $7.9m | Added +2.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.02% of their portfolio | 48.9k $7.4m | Reduced -14.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.1k $7.0m | Added +17.2k |
| KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.9k $6.8m | Added +6.3k |
| ALTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/ 0.52% of their portfolio | 44.4k $6.8m | Reduced -3.3k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 43.8k $6.7m | Added +12.4k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 43.1k $6.6m | Reduced -8.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.0k $6.6m | Added +3.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.3k $6.4m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 42.0k $6.4m | Reduced -5.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.5k $6.3m | Added +11.8k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 40.9k $6.2m | Added +10.8k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.6k $5.9m | Added +36.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.0k $6.1m | Added +25.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.9k $6.1m | Reduced -10.3k |