Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Has $1.42 Million Position in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Key Points

• Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 174.3%, now holding 2,400 shares valued at approximately $1.42 million.
• The company's quarterly revenue rose 13.2% year-over-year, with earnings per share (EPS) reported at $4.87, slightly above analysts' expectations.
• Roper Technologies set its FY 2025 guidance for EPS between 19.900 and 20.050, indicating positive growth expectations.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. boosted its holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP - Free Report) by 174.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,400 shares of the industrial products company's stock after buying an additional 1,525 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.'s holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $1,415,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ROP. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Putney Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Roper Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Roper Technologies in the first quarter valued at $31,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in Roper Technologies in the first quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new stake in Roper Technologies in the first quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Roper Technologies

In related news, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 352 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $556.25, for a total transaction of $195,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,510 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,408,687.50. This trade represents a 1.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP John K. Stipancich sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $564.17, for a total transaction of $846,255.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 38,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,964,266.44. The trade was a 3.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.87% of the company's stock.

Roper Technologies Trading Down 1.4%

ROP traded down $7.32 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $518.99. The company had a trading volume of 681,071 shares, compared to its average volume of 632,947. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $547.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $561.13. The company has a market cap of $55.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.19, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.03. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $499.47 and a 12-month high of $595.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.40.

Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The industrial products company reported $4.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.83 by $0.04. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 10.79% and a net margin of 22.01%.Roper Technologies's revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.48 EPS. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 19.900-20.050 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 5.080-5.120 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 3rd will be issued 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 is Friday, October 3rd. Roper Technologies's payout ratio is currently 23.19%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ROP has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $668.00 to $687.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $561.00 to $577.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a "buy" rating and a $626.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Roper Technologies in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Roper Technologies from $695.00 to $703.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $636.36.

Roper Technologies Company Profile

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.