Strs Ohio Reduces Stake in Roper Technologies, Inc. $ROP

Key Points

• Strs Ohio reduced its position in Roper Technologies by 4.8% in Q4, selling 2,979 shares and now holds 58,729 shares worth $26.14M, while institutional investors own roughly 93.31% of the stock.
• Several research firms have trimmed price targets recently, and Roper carries a MarketBeat consensus rating of Hold with a consensus price target of $472.07.
• Roper beat quarterly EPS estimates ($5.16 vs. $4.97) on $2.10B revenue (up 11.3% YoY), issued FY 2026 guidance of 21.800–22.050 EPS, and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.91 (≈1.0% yield).

Strs Ohio reduced its position in Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP - Free Report) by 4.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 58,729 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 2,979 shares during the period. Strs Ohio owned about 0.05% of Roper Technologies worth $26,142,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new position in Roper Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 93.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on ROP. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a "hold" rating and set a $385.00 price target (down from $550.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $575.00 to $450.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $507.00 to $440.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on Roper Technologies from $650.00 to $550.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $472.07.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ROP opened at $358.22 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $36.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Roper Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $313.07 and a 52 week high of $584.03. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $353.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $402.13.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.97 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter. Roper Technologies had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 21.12%.Roper Technologies's revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.78 EPS. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Roper Technologies, Inc. will post 21.94 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 6th were given 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 dividend yield of 1.0%. Roper Technologies's payout ratio is currently 22.74%.

Insider Activity at Roper Technologies

In other Roper Technologies news, Director Thomas Patrick Joyce, Jr. acquired 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $358.46 per share, with a total value of $501,844.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $501,844. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.80% 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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