Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP Shares Purchased by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

Key Points

• BNP Paribas increased its stake in Roper by 8.4% in Q3 to 338,048 shares (about $168.6M), and institutional/hedge fund ownership stands at roughly 93.31%.
• Multiple analysts have cut price targets (Goldman, Barclays, JPMorgan among them) and some set underweight ratings; MarketBeat's consensus is a "Hold" with an average price target of $478.53.
• Roper reported Q results slightly above EPS estimates ($5.21 vs. $5.14) but revenue marginally missed, issued FY2026 EPS guidance of 21.30–21.55, and announced a $0.91 quarterly dividend (≈1.0% yield).

BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP - Free Report) by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 338,048 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 26,284 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets owned about 0.31% of Roper Technologies worth $168,581,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Roper Technologies by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,092,444 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $5,531,691,000 after purchasing an additional 195,545 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Roper Technologies by 2.1% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,940,058 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,800,222,000 after buying an additional 101,033 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Roper Technologies by 1.1% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,574,503 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,453,557,000 after buying an additional 27,386 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 2.2% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,553,409 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,273,387,000 after acquiring an additional 54,221 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the second quarter worth $1,064,718,000. 93.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $575.00 to $450.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. 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. Barclays decreased their target price on Roper Technologies from $475.00 to $409.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Roper Technologies from $457.00 to $397.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Roper Technologies has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $478.53.

Roper Technologies Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ ROP opened at $352.25 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $36.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.48. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $313.07 and a 12 month high of $594.25. The company's fifty day moving average price is $375.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $441.94.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The industrial products company reported $5.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.14 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 19.44% and a return on equity of 10.99%. The company's revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.81 EPS. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 21.300-21.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.950-5.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 6th. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently 25.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. bought 1,400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $358.46 per share, for a total transaction of $501,844.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,400 shares in the company, valued at $501,844. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Roper Technologies 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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