Head to Head Review: Roper Technologies (ROP) vs. Its Competitors

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP) is one of 959 publicly-traded companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Roper Technologies to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Roper Technologies has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roper Technologies’ peers have a beta of 1.35, indicating that their average stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Roper Technologies and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roper Technologies	30.71%	11.64%	6.43%
Roper Technologies Competitors	-599.26%	26.08%	-8.90%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Roper Technologies and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roper Technologies	2	9	7	1	2.37
Roper Technologies Competitors	5835	21607	44998	1500	2.57

Roper Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $469.41, suggesting a potential downside of 1.74%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 28.59%. Given Roper Technologies’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Roper Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Roper Technologies pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Software” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.0% and pay out 50.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Roper Technologies and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Roper Technologies	$8.43 billion	$1.54 billion	18.85
Roper Technologies Competitors	$1.90 billion	$382.82 million	112.39

Roper Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Roper Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Roper Technologies peers beat Roper Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

Roper Technologies is a diversified technology company that develops and operates software and technology-enabled businesses. Its products and services support organizations in areas including healthcare, legal services, construction, education, insurance, and energy. The company’s portfolio includes vertical-market software, network software, and technology-enabled products. Its offerings range from specialized business and data-management applications to measurement and analytical products used in industrial and other settings.