Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts rate Roper Technologies “Hold” on average: Of 19 analysts, three recommend selling, nine rate it a hold, and seven recommend buying. The average 12-month price target is $466.94.
• Roper reported quarterly EPS of $5.38, beating estimates of $5.29, while revenue rose 8.5% year over year to $2.11 billion. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $22.15–$22.30.
• Institutional investors own 93.31% of the stock, while two insiders recently sold shares. Roper also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.91, equal to an annualized yield of approximately 0.9%.

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the nineteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $466.9412.

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $480.00 price target on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research cut Roper Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Raymond James Financial lowered Roper Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Roper Technologies from $540.00 to $526.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and issued a $417.00 price target on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th.

Insider Activity at Roper Technologies

In other Roper Technologies news, EVP John K. Stipancich sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $379.05, for a total transaction of $758,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,634 shares in the company, valued at $13,507,067.70. The trade was a 5.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Richard F. Wallman sold 6,434 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.00, for a total transaction of $2,322,674.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,423 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,679,703. This represents a 46.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Roper Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Roper Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,346,912,000. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $890,328,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Roper Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,112,873,000. Corient Private Wealth LP acquired a new position in Roper Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $80,953,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,477,100 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $5,553,932,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384,656 shares during the last quarter. 93.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

ROP stock opened at $411.79 on Monday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $367.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $352.49. Roper Technologies has a 12-month low of $305.96 and a 12-month high of $538.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The company has a market capitalization of $40.73 billion, a PE ratio of 17.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.73.

Roper Technologies (NASDAQ:ROP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $5.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.29 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 30.24% and a return on equity of 11.36%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.87 EPS. Roper Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.150-22.300 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 5.750-5.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies will post 22.22 EPS for the current year.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Investors of record on Friday, October 2nd will be issued a $0.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 2nd. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Roper Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.08%.

About Roper Technologies

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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