4,440 Shares in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP Acquired by Dearborn Partners LLC

Dearborn Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,571,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the second quarter worth $3,346,912,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $1,112,873,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Roper Technologies by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,553,932,000 after buying an additional 1,384,656 shares in the last quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE bought a new position in Roper Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $448,321,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 206.9% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,339,710 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $474,070,000 after buying an additional 903,223 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.31% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on ROP shares. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $417.00 price objective on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Roper Technologies from $540.00 to $526.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Argus raised Roper Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial downgraded Roper Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Roper Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $466.94.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP John K. Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total transaction of $758,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,507,067.70. This trade represents a 5.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.00, for a total value of $2,322,674.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,679,703. The trade was a 46.43% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Roper Technologies Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ ROP opened at $415.51 on Tuesday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $305.96 and a 1-year high of $536.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.55 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The business’s 50 day moving average is $369.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $352.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.21, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.74.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.29 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.36% and a net margin of 30.24%.Roper Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.87 EPS. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.150-22.300 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 5.750-5.800 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Investors of record on Friday, October 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 2nd. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Roper Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 15.08%.

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.