Insider Buying Week 05-01-26

Last week, I experienced two insightful realizations. While these seem obvious in retrospect, predicting their occurrence is the trick. Not impossible but reminiscent of the saying, “What’s the difference between being early and being wrong? The Answer- None.” Commodity inflation is likely to increase, as demonstrated by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the resulting stranded hydrocarbons. The elevated input costs will likely permeate the broader economy, increasing input, transportation, and precursor costs, among others. Commodity inflation is likely to increase. Jeffrey Gundlach of Double Line Capital, in my opinion a knowledgeable individual, has stated his belief that … Read more

Insider Buying Week 04-24-26

Management, led by CEO Terry Duffy, is pragmatic and capital allocation-focused—returning massive cash via dividends while steadily expanding into new areas like crypto derivatives and prediction markets. Name: Kenneth BockhorstPosition: Chairman, President & CEOTransaction Date: 04-21-2026 Shares Bought: 2,200 shares an average price paid of $117.53 for a cost of $258,573 Company: Badger Meter Inc. (BMI) Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and offers flow measurement, quality control, and communication solutions around the world. The company provides utility water smart metering solutions, software technology, and services to the municipal water utility industry. It also supplies flow instrumentation products, such as meters, valves, … Read more