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Equities Analysts Set Expectations for ROP Q2 Earnings

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Key Points

  • Zacks Research has revised its Q2 2027 earnings per share estimate for Roper Technologies down to $5.61, slightly lower than the previous forecast of $5.63.
  • The company reported a 13.2% increase in quarterly revenue year-over-year, with earnings per share of $4.87 for the last quarter, surpassing the consensus estimate.
  • Roper Technologies has received a majority of buy ratings from analysts, with the stock currently holding a consensus price target of $637.18.
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Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP - Free Report) - Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Roper Technologies in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $5.61 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $5.63. The consensus estimate for Roper Technologies' current full-year earnings is $19.96 per share.

Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The industrial products company reported $4.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.83 by $0.04. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.79% and a net margin of 22.01%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.48 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on ROP. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Roper Technologies from $675.00 to $685.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Roper Technologies from $561.00 to $577.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. William Blair assumed coverage on Roper Technologies in a research note on Monday, May 5th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Roper Technologies from $695.00 to $703.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Mizuho set a $600.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday, May 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $637.18.

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Roper Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ROP opened at $515.65 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $557.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $565.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.49 billion, a PE ratio of 35.98, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.99. Roper Technologies has a 1 year low of $499.47 and a 1 year high of $595.17.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Friday, October 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.825 per share. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 3rd. Roper Technologies's payout ratio is currently 23.19%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP John K. Stipancich sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $564.17, for a total transaction of $846,255.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 38,932 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,964,266.44. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 352 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $556.25, for a total value of $195,800.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 20,510 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,408,687.50. This represents a 1.69% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Roper Technologies

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,896,899 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $6,176,798,000 after buying an additional 179,646 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 9.2% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,963,540 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,515,984,000 after buying an additional 500,764 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,171,740 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,049,155,000 after buying an additional 20,238 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,574,503 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,453,557,000 after buying an additional 27,386 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Roper Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $894,764,000. 93.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

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Roper Technologies, Inc designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. It operates through three segments: Application Software, Network Software, and Technology Enabled Products. The Application Software segment offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise software and information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations.

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