B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Reduces Position in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG reduced its stake in Roper Technologies by 13.5%, now owning 6,611 shares valued at approximately $3.9 million.
• Roper Technologies reported $4.87 earnings per share for the latest quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations, and set a fiscal year 2025 guidance of 19.900-20.050 EPS.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.825 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.6%.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lowered its holdings in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP - Free Report) by 13.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,611 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 1,031 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Roper Technologies were worth $3,898,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Putney Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the first quarter worth $31,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the first quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the first quarter worth $34,000. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ROP has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. William Blair began coverage on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, May 5th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. 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 report 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 report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $626.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Roper Technologies from $675.00 to $685.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $636.36.

Roper Technologies Trading Down 0.1%

ROP traded down $0.28 during trading on Friday, reaching $526.31. 872,087 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 632,657. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.64 billion, a PE ratio of 36.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.99. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $499.47 and a one year high of $595.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $547.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $561.46.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.83 by $0.04. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 22.01% and a return on equity of 10.79%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 19.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 3rd. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Roper Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently 23.19%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP John K. Stipancich sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $21,964,266.44. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 352 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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. The trade was 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 corporate insiders.

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.