Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) Now Covered by Analysts at William Blair

Equities research analysts at William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP - Get Free Report) in a report released on Monday, MarketBeat reports. The firm set an "outperform" rating on the industrial products company's stock. William Blair also issued estimates for Roper Technologies' Q2 2025 earnings at $4.79 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $5.03 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $19.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $21.02 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Raymond James reaffirmed a "strong-buy" rating and issued a $655.00 price objective on shares of Roper Technologies in a report on Monday, April 28th. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and set a $640.00 price target on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Roper Technologies from $685.00 to $650.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. TD Cowen upgraded Roper Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $535.00 to $615.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Truist Financial reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $675.00 price target (up previously from $665.00) on shares of Roper Technologies in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $620.91.

Roper Technologies Price Performance

Roper Technologies stock traded up $4.59 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $574.29. 395,996 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 548,804. The stock's fifty day moving average is $566.47 and its 200-day moving average is $555.01. Roper Technologies has a 12 month low of $499.47 and a 12 month high of $595.17. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market cap of $61.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.05, 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 EPS for the quarter, topping 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%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.41 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Roper Technologies will post 19.96 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Roper Technologies news, CFO Jason Conley sold 3,000 shares of Roper Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $588.19, for a total value of $1,764,570.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 31,522 shares in the company, valued at $18,540,925.18. The trade was a 8.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.87% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Roper Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ROP. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Roper Technologies by 18.9% during the fourth quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 109,656 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $57,005,000 after acquiring an additional 17,466 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 538,678 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $280,113,000 after purchasing an additional 42,016 shares during the period. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 42.0% in the 4th quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 5,816 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,023,000 after acquiring an additional 1,719 shares in the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in Roper Technologies by 41.4% in the fourth quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 4,036 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,106,000 after acquiring an additional 1,182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in shares of Roper Technologies by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 49,353 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $25,656,000 after purchasing an additional 8,415 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.31% of the company's stock.

About Roper Technologies

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.