Bokf Na Sells 4,449 Shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Key Points

• Bokf Na cut its Roper Technologies stake by 59.8% in the fourth quarter, selling 4,449 shares and leaving it with 2,990 shares valued at about $1.33 million.
• Institutional ownership remains heavy, with 93.31% of Roper Technologies held by hedge funds and other institutional investors, and several large firms recently adding to their positions.
• Roper reported solid quarterly results, posting adjusted EPS of $5.16 versus estimates of $4.97 and raising guidance, even as analysts currently rate the stock a consensus Hold with an average price target of $472.07.

Bokf Na reduced its stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP - Free Report) by 59.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,990 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 4,449 shares during the period. Bokf Na's holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $1,331,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ROP. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Roper Technologies by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $5,553,932,000 after buying an additional 1,384,656 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 62.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,585,732 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $790,789,000 after purchasing an additional 610,089 shares during the last quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 130.3% during the 3rd quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 896,161 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $446,907,000 after buying an additional 507,083 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in Roper Technologies by 131.6% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 750,800 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $374,416,000 after buying an additional 426,648 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $200,009,000. 93.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on ROP shares. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Roper Technologies from $380.00 to $373.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $500.00 target price on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $419.00 to $365.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a "hold" rating and issued a $385.00 price target (down from $550.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Roper Technologies from $507.00 to $440.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ROP opened at $343.32 on Friday. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $313.07 and a twelve month high of $584.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $354.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $398.21. The stock has a market cap of $34.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.81.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.19. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.78 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. Roper Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.30 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 21.800-22.050 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 6th were issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 6th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Roper Technologies's dividend payout ratio is currently 22.74%.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

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.

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