Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for ROP Earnings

Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ROP - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Roper Technologies in a research note issued on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.04 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $5.06. The consensus estimate for Roper Technologies' current full-year earnings is $19.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Roper Technologies' Q4 2025 earnings at $5.19 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $19.82 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.05 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $5.57 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Barclays reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Monday, April 28th. TD Cowen raised shares of Roper Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the company from $535.00 to $615.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Mizuho set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Roper Technologies from $660.00 to $668.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Roper Technologies from $685.00 to $650.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Roper Technologies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $632.36.

Roper Technologies Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE:ROP traded down $2.04 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $567.03. The stock had a trading volume of 375,125 shares, compared to its average volume of 548,436. Roper Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $499.47 and a fifty-two week high of $595.17. The business's 50 day moving average is $565.57 and its 200 day moving average is $557.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.40 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market cap of $60.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.54, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.08.

Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The industrial products company reported $4.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.74 by $0.04. Roper Technologies had a net margin of 22.01% and a return on equity of 10.79%. Roper Technologies's revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $4.41 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Roper Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ROP. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Roper Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $914,052,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Roper Technologies by 42.2% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,151,502 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,678,009,000 after purchasing an additional 1,529,716 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Roper Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $894,764,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Roper Technologies by 103,901.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,114,896 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $657,320,000 after purchasing an additional 1,113,824 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Roper Technologies by 92.3% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,401,048 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $826,030,000 after purchasing an additional 672,306 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.31% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Roper Technologies news, CFO Jason Conley sold 3,000 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $588.19, for a total transaction of $1,764,570.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 31,522 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,540,925.18. The trade was a 8.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.78% of the company's stock.

Roper Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 4th were issued a dividend of $0.825 per share. This represents a $3.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 4th. Roper Technologies's dividend payout ratio is 23.81%.

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.