North Star Asset Management Inc. Has $15.89 Million Stock Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

North Star Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,855 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,155 shares during the quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $15,886,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Asset Dedication LLC increased its position in Roper Technologies by 800.0% during the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 45 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Field & Main Bank acquired a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 89.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 53 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Roper Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 242.9% during the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 72 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on ROP shares. Argus reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $457.00 to $397.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Roper Technologies from $600.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $478.53.

Roper Technologies Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of ROP opened at $337.70 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.52. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $396.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $454.72. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $313.07 and a 52 week high of $595.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.92.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.14 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 19.44%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.81 earnings per share. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 21.300-21.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.950-5.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, April 6th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 6th. Roper Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.63%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Roper Technologies news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. purchased 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $358.46 per share, with a total value of $501,844.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $501,844. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.87% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Roper Technologies Profile

Roper Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ: ROP) is a diversified technology company that acquires and manages businesses delivering specialized software, engineered products and data-driven analytics to niche markets. Its subsidiaries develop enterprise and cloud-based software, scientific and analytical instruments, industrial and medical devices, and other applied technologies designed to solve specific operational, regulatory and commercial challenges for customers. The company emphasizes recurring revenue streams from software licenses, subscriptions and service contracts alongside sales of hardware and instruments.

Roper operates a decentralized operating model in which acquired businesses retain entrepreneurial autonomy while benefiting from centralized capital allocation, legal and financial support.