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Badger Meter, Inc.

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Badger Meter heads into its October 16 earnings release with short sellers at their most aggressive in months, even as the stock has staged a quiet recovery. The sharpest signal heading into Thursday's print is short interest itself. At nearly 16% of the free float, short positioning has climbed 20% in a single week, the fastest build seen in the available daily history. The short…

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BMI short interest jumps 20.3% in one week to 15.9% of free float, hitting elevated levels ahead of earnings on Oct. 16.

$126.48-0.32% 1d-3.73% 1w+0.29% 1mClose: 16 Oct 2026
Short interest % of float
High and rising
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Cost to borrow
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Next earnings
22 Oct 2026
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Snapshot as of 19 Oct 2026

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Earnings PreviewBMI

BMI Shorts Surge 20% Ahead of Thursday Print

Badger Meter heads into its October 16 earnings release with short sellers at their most aggressive in months, even as the stock has staged a quiet recovery. The sharpest signal heading into Thursday's print is short…

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Trader NoteBMI

BMI Shorts Rebuild as Earnings Hangover Lingers

Badger Meter heads into the back half of August with short sellers adding positions at their fastest weekly pace in months, even as the stock stabilises near a multi-month low after a brutal earnings reaction. The…

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Trader NoteBMI

Badger Meter Reports — Bears Absorb the Print

BMI delivered its Q2 results on July 22 with short sellers holding their ground at 15.2% of the free float — and the question now is whether yesterday's print gives either side enough to move. Short interest has barely…

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Earnings PreviewBMI

Badger Meter Bears Face a Stern Test at Tomorrow's Print

BMI heads into its July 22 earnings report with short sellers meaningfully committed but the lending market signalling no panic on either side. Short interest runs at 15.1% of the free float — a genuinely elevated…

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Trader NoteBMI

Badger Meter insiders buy the dip as shorts pile in

Badger Meter enters its next earnings window with an unusual split: the CEO and several senior executives stepped in to buy shares at the lows, while short sellers have spent the month building one of the stock's most…

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