Baird Financial Group Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Key Points

• Baird Financial Group increased its Roper Technologies stake by 24.8% in the second quarter, purchasing 14,637 additional shares. Institutional investors collectively own 93.31% of the company.
• Roper reported quarterly EPS of $5.38, beating estimates of $5.29, while revenue rose 8.5% year over year to $2.11 billion. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $22.15–$22.30.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, equivalent to an annualized $3.64 and a 0.9% yield. Analysts have an overall “Hold” rating, with an average price target of $466.94.

Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP - Free Report) by 24.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 73,729 shares of the industrial products company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,637 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.07% of Roper Technologies worth $24,949,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 31.6% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 444,950 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $198,061,000 after purchasing an additional 106,902 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Roper Technologies by 13.3% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 454,806 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $202,448,000 after purchasing an additional 53,359 shares during the last quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 14.0% during the fourth quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. now owns 36,317 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $16,166,000 after buying an additional 4,462 shares during the period. AlphaCore Capital LLC boosted its position in Roper Technologies by 541.0% during the fourth quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 6,884 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,064,000 after buying an additional 5,810 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,112,873,000. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Roper Technologies

In related news, Director Richard Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,423 shares in the company, valued at $2,679,703. This trade represents a 46.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total transaction of $758,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,634 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,507,067.70. The trade was a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ROP stock opened at $388.58 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $38.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.75. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $305.96 and a fifty-two week high of $521.28. The business's 50 day moving average price is $388.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $359.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.55.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.29 by $0.09. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.36% and a net margin of 30.24%.The company had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.87 EPS. Roper Technologies's revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 22.22 earnings per share 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 $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 2nd. Roper Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently 15.08%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ROP. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Roper Technologies in a report on Friday, July 10th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $393.00 target price for the company. Robert W. Baird set a $480.00 price target on Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research downgraded Roper Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Raymond James Financial lowered Roper Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Roper Technologies from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $466.94.

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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