Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $478.5333.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ROP shares. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $475.00 to $409.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $500.00 price objective on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Melius Research lowered shares of Roper Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $479.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $507.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $600.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Roper Technologies

In related news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. bought 1,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $358.46 per share, for a total transaction of $501,844.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,400 shares in the company, valued at $501,844. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.87% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 162,291 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $80,933,000 after buying an additional 4,479 shares in the last quarter. Corbyn Investment Management Inc. MD acquired a new stake in Roper Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $567,000. Stephens Inc. AR grew its position in Roper Technologies by 36.5% in the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 14,117 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,040,000 after acquiring an additional 3,773 shares during the last quarter. ING Groep NV raised its stake in Roper Technologies by 175.7% during the third quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 118,749 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $59,219,000 after acquiring an additional 75,675 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.2% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,273,387,000 after acquiring an additional 54,221 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ROP traded down $5.76 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $361.74. 140,103 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,769,674. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $381.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $445.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.94. Roper Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $313.07 and a fifty-two week high of $594.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.52.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.14 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.99% and a net margin of 19.44%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.81 EPS. 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies will post 19.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 6th will be issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 6th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 25.63%.

About Roper Technologies

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.