Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a “Hold” consensus on Roper Technologies, with three sell, nine hold, and seven buy ratings among 19 firms. The average 12-month price target is $466.94.
• Roper reported quarterly EPS of $5.38, exceeding estimates of $5.29, while revenue rose 8.5% year over year to $2.11 billion. Management guided to fiscal 2026 EPS of $22.15–$22.30.
• Insiders recently sold shares, while institutional investors own 93.31% of the company. Roper also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, representing a 1.0% annualized yield.

Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Hold" by the nineteen ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $466.9412.

ROP has been the topic of several analyst reports. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Roper Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Roper Technologies from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Roper Technologies from $540.00 to $526.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research cut Roper Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Mizuho set a $355.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP John Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total value of $758,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,634 shares in the company, valued at $13,507,067.70. This represents a 5.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.00, for a total transaction of $2,322,674.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,423 shares in the company, 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. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 49.8% during the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 433 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $147,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Core Capital Management & Research inc. bought a new position in Roper Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $2,472,000. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in Roper Technologies by 39.5% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 21,533 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $7,287,000 after buying an additional 6,098 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service grew its holdings in Roper Technologies by 1.4% during the second quarter. National Pension Service now owns 186,900 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $63,245,000 after acquiring an additional 2,653 shares during the period. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Roper Technologies in the second quarter worth about $2,981,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company's stock.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ROP opened at $374.76 on Friday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $37.06 billion, a PE ratio of 15.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.75. Roper Technologies has a 1-year low of $305.96 and a 1-year high of $521.28. The business's fifty day moving average price is $390.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $361.15.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.29 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 30.24% and a return on equity of 11.36%. The firm's revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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. On average, research analysts expect that Roper Technologies will post 22.22 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 2nd. Roper Technologies's payout ratio is currently 15.08%.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

Roper Technologies, Inc NASDAQ: ROP is a diversified technology company that develops and operates specialized businesses serving niche markets. Its portfolio primarily consists of software and technology-enabled businesses that provide products and services to commercial, government, healthcare, education, and other professional customers.

The company's activities include vertical-market software, network and data-management software, and technology-enabled products. Its software businesses support functions such as healthcare operations, education administration, construction and engineering, legal and professional services, and enterprise workflow management.

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