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                                    How did BMI's Q4 earnings surprise analysts?
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                                        4/4/2025 01:27pm
                                    </span></div></div></div> <div class="seo-text-answer" data-v-0eba195e="">Badger Meter's (BMI) Q4 earnings fell short of analysts' expectations, with an EPS surprise of -0.03, indicating a negative deviation from the anticipated earnings. This suggests that the company's performance in Q4 was below market expectations, potentially due to factors such as market conditions, business performance, or industry trends.

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